birth of a sage, saint, god, emperor, etc.; Christmas | flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern | ||
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trad. (聖誕花) | 聖誕 | 花 | |
simp. (圣诞花) | 圣诞 | 花 |
聖誕花
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 一品紅, 猩猩木, 聖誕紅, 聖誕花 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 聖誕紅 |
Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 一品紅 |
Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 一品紅 |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 聖誕花 |
Hong Kong | 聖誕花 | |
Nanning | 一品紅 | |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 聖誕紅 |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 聖誕紅 | |
Southern Min | Shantou | 報年紅 |
Shantou (Chenghai) | 報年紅 | |
Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 報年紅 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 象牙紅 |