臘梅

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See also: 腊梅

Chinese

		12th month of Chinese calendar; preserved (meat)	Prunus mume
trad. (臘梅)		臘	梅
simp. (腊梅)		腊	梅

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): làméi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): laap⁶ mui⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: làméi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: làméi
  - Wade–Giles: la⁴-mei²
  - Yale: là-méi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lahmei
  - Palladius: ламэй (lamɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lä⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    臘梅／腊梅
    蠟梅／蜡梅
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: laap⁶ mui⁴
  - Yale: laahp mùih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laap⁹ mui⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lab⁶ mui⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːp̚² muːi̯²¹/

Noun

臘梅

Alternative form of 蠟梅／蜡梅 (làméi, “wintersweet”)
(informal) Chinese plum blossom (Prunus mume)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臘	梅
ろう Hyōgai	ばい Grade: 4
on'yomi	kan'on

Alternative spellings
臘梅 (kyūjitai) 蝋梅

Etymology

Lit. twelfth month plum, 臘(ろう) (rō, “twelfth month”) + 梅(ばい) (bai, “plum”)

Noun

臘(ろう)梅(ばい) • (rōbai)

Alternative spelling of 蝋梅 (rōbai, “wintersweet, Chimonanthus praecox”)

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