康乃馨

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Chinese

peaceful; spongy (of radishes)
to be; thus; so
to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
 
 fragrant
trad. (康乃馨) 康 乃 馨
simp. #(康乃馨) 康 乃 馨
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Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English carnation. For Taiwanese Hakka khà-né-siòng, via Japanese カーネーション (kānēshon).

Pronunciation

Note:
  • khang-nài-sin - from Mandarin;
  • khà-né-siòng - from Japanese.

    Noun

    康乃馨

    1. carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (flower)

    Synonyms

    Dialectal synonyms of 康乃馨 (“carnation”)
    Variety Location Words
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 康乃馨
    Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 康乃馨
    Cantonese Hong Kong 康乃馨
    Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 康乃馨
    Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 康乃馨
    Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 康乃馨
    Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 康乃馨
    Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 康乃馨
    Southern Min Taipei 剪絨花 GT, 剪絨仔花 GT
    Yilan 剪絨仔花
    Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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