花枝

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Chinese

flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
 branch; (a measure word)
trad. (花枝) 花 枝
simp. #(花枝) 花 枝

Pronunciation

Noun

花枝

  1. (literary) flowering branch; spray
  2. (figuratively) beautiful woman
  3. (informal) peduncle or pedicel (of an inflorescence or flower)
  4. cuttlefish (especially as a dish)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 烏賊 (“cuttlefish”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 烏賊, 墨魚, 墨斗魚
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 墨斗兒魚
Taiwan 烏賊, 花枝, 墨魚
Langfang 墨斗兒魚
Harbin 烏魚, 墨斗子
Singapore 墨魚
Jilu Mandarin Tangshan 墨斗兒
Cangzhou 墨斗兒魚
Baoding 墨斗兒魚
Shijiazhuang 墨斗兒魚
Jinan 烏賊魚, 烏賊
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 蛸
Central Plains Mandarin Daming 墨斗兒魚
Xining 墨魚
Xuzhou 烏賊, 墨魚
Lanyin Mandarin Lanzhou 烏賊
Ürümqi 墨魚
Southwestern Mandarin Wuhan 墨魚
Guiyang 墨魚
Liuzhou 墨魚
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 烏賊魚, 烏賊
Yangzhou 烏賊魚
Cantonese Guangzhou 墨魚
Hong Kong 墨魚
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) 墨魚
Macau 墨魚
Guangzhou (Panyu) 墨魚
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 墨魚
Guangzhou (Conghua) 墨魚
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 墨魚
Foshan 墨魚
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 墨魚
Foshan (Shunde) 墨魚
Foshan (Sanshui) 墨魚
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 墨魚
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 墨魚
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 墨魚
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 墨魚
Zhuhai (Doumen) 墨魚
Jiangmen (Baisha) 墨魚
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 墨魚
Taishan 墨魚
Kaiping (Chikan) 墨魚
Enping (Niujiang) 墨魚
Heshan (Yayao) 墨魚
Dongguan 墨魚
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 墨魚
Gan Nanchang 墨魚
Lichuan 墨魚, 木殼
Pingxiang 墨魚
Hakka Meixian 墨魚
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 墨魚
Dongguan (Qingxi) 墨魚
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 墨魚
Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) 墨魚, 墨斗仔
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 墨魚
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 墨魚
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 墨魚
Yudu 墨魚
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 墨斗魚
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 墨斗魚
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 墨斗魚, 墨斗
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 墨斗魚
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 墨斗魚
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 墨斗魚
Singkawang 墨斗
Jin Taiyuan 烏賊魚, 烏賊
Zhangjiakou 烏賊
Handan 烏賊
Northern Min Jian'ou 墨魚仔
Eastern Min Fuzhou 墨魚
Southern Min Xiamen 墨賊
Quanzhou 墨賊
Jinjiang 墨賊
Zhangzhou 墨賊
Taipei 墨賊
New Taipei (Sanxia) 墨賊仔
Kaohsiung 墨賊仔
Yilan 墨賊
Changhua (Lukang) 墨賊
Taichung 墨賊仔
Tainan 墨賊, 墨賊仔, 花枝
Hsinchu 墨賊仔
Kinmen 墨賊
Penghu (Magong) 墨賊
Singapore (Hokkien) 墨賊, 墨斗, 花枝
Manila (Hokkien) 墨賊, 花枝
Shantou 墨斗
Shantou (Chenghai) 墨斗
Nan'ao (Houzhai) 墨斗
Nan'ao (Yun'ao) 墨賊
Jieyang 墨斗
Haikou 墨賊
Puxian Min Putian 烏賊
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) 烏賊
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) 烏賊
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) 烏賊
Xianyou 烏賊, 墨魚
Xianyou (Fengting) 烏賊, 墨魚
Xianyou (Youyang) 烏賊, 墨魚
Central Min Yong'an 墨魚
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 墨魚
Zhongshan (Sanxiang) 墨魚
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 墨魚
Wu Shanghai 烏賊魚
Shanghai (Chongming) 烏賊
Suzhou 烏賊魚
Danyang 烏賊魚
Hangzhou 烏賊魚, 烏賊
Ningbo 烏賊
Wenzhou 烏賊
Xiang Changsha 墨斗魚

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