菊花

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Chinese

chrysanthemum
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
trad. (菊花)
simp. #(菊花)
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Pronunciation


Note:
  • Taiwan:
    • kiok-hoe/kek-hoe - colloquial;
    • kiok-hoa - literary.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (32)
Final () (4) (99)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () III II
Fanqie
Baxter kjuwk xwae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɨuk̚/ /hˠua/
Pan
Wuyun
/kiuk̚/ /hʷᵚa/
Shao
Rongfen
/kiuk̚/ /xua/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kuwk̚/ /hwaɨ/
Li
Rong
/kiuk̚/ /xua/
Wang
Li
/kĭuk̚/ /xwa/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ki̯uk̚/ /xwa/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ju huā
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
guk1 faa1

Noun

菊花

  1. chrysanthemum (plant or flower)
    1. Chrysanthemum × morifolium
  2. (slang, euphemistic) anus; asshole

Synonyms

  • (chrysanthemum):
  • (anus):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (菊花):

Others

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
きく
Grade: S

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(きく)() (kikukaきくくわ (kikukwa)?

  1. chrysanthemum flower
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried chrysanthemum flowers used in medicine
  3. one of the six kinds of incense, a scent resembling chrysanthemum flowers

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
きく > きっ
Grade: S

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(きっ)() (kikkaきくくわ (kikukwa)?

  1. chrysanthemum flower

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

菊花 (gukhwa) (hangeul 국화)

  1. hanja form? of 국화 (chrysanthemum flower)