西蘭花
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See also: 西兰花
Chinese
| west | orchid, especially cymbidium | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (西蘭花) | 西 | 蘭花 | |
| simp. (西兰花) | 西 | 兰花 | |
| alternative forms | 西藍花／西蓝花 西來花／西来花 Wu | ||
| Literally: “western orchid”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sai1 laan4 faa1
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhai1 lan3 fa1
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1shi-le-ho
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄌㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: silánhua
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-lan2-hua1
- Yale: syī-lán-hwā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shilanhua
- Palladius: силаньхуа (silanʹxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ län³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
西藍花／西蓝花
西蘭花／西兰花
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 laan4 faa1
- Yale: sāi làahn fā
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 laan4 faa1
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 lan4 fa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ laːn²¹ faː⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: lhai1 lan3 fa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬai³³ lan²² fa³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
西蘭花
- (chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore) broccoli
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 西蘭花 Mainland China, 青花菜 Taiwan | |
| Taxonomic name | 青花菜 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 青花菜, 綠菜花, 綠花菜, 綠花椰菜 |
| Malaysia | 西蘭花 | |
| Singapore | 西蘭花 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 綠菜花 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 西蘭花 |
| Hong Kong | 西蘭花 | |
| Taishan | 西蘭花 | |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 西蘭花 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 青花菜 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 青花菜 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 青花菜 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 青花菜 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 青花菜 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 青花菜 | |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 青菜花 |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 芥藍菜花, 芥藍花 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 芥藍花 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 西蘭花 |
| Wenzhou | 綠花菜 | |