海棠
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Chinese
| ocean; sea | cherry-apple | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (海棠) | 海 | 棠 | |
| simp. #(海棠) | 海 | 棠 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi2 tong4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hái-tông
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5he-daon
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǎitáng
- Wade–Giles: hai3-tʻang2
- Yale: hǎi-táng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haetarng
- Palladius: хайтан (xajtan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hoi2 tong4
- Yale: hói tòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoi2 tong4
- Guangdong Romanization: hoi2 tong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
海棠
- Chinese crabapple tree (Malus spectabilis), cultivated as an ornamental tree in Chinese gardens
- various similar trees, crabapple, including the Hall crabapple (Malus halliana)
- various similar flowers, including begonias (Begoniaceae)
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 海 | 棠 |
| かい Grade: 2 |
どう Hyōgaiji |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 海棠 (kyūjitai) |
Noun
- Synonym of 花海棠 (hanakaidō, “flowering crab apple, Malus halliana”)
- (historical) Synonym of 実海棠 (mikaidō, “Kaido crab apple, Malus micromalus”)