梅花
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Chinese
| plum flower | flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern | ||
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| trad. (梅花) | 梅 | 花 | |
| simp. #(梅花) | 梅 | 花 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): mui4 faa1
- Hakka
- Northern Min (KCR): mô-huá
- Southern Min
- Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 6me-ho1 / 2me-ho1
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): mei2 fa1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: méihua
- Wade–Giles: mei2-hua1
- Yale: méi-hwā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meihua
- Palladius: мэйхуа (mɛjxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄚㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: méihuar
- Wade–Giles: mei2-hua1-ʼrh
- Yale: méi-hwār
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meihual
- Palladius: мэйхуар (mɛjxuar)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mui4 faa1
- Yale: mùih fā
- Cantonese Pinyin: mui4 faa1
- Guangdong Romanization: mui4 fa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /muːi̯²¹ faː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mòi-fâ
- Hakka Romanization System: moiˇ faˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: moi2 fa1
- Sinological IPA: /moi̯¹¹ fa²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: moi faˋ
- Sinological IPA: /moi⁵⁵ fa⁵³/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mô-huá
- Sinological IPA (key): /mo³³ xua⁵⁴/
- (Jian'ou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bôe-hoa
- Tâi-lô: buê-hua
- Phofsit Daibuun: boe'hoaf
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bue¹³⁻²² hua⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: moâi-hoe
- Tâi-lô: muâi-hue
- Phofsit Daibuun: moai'hoef
- IPA (Taipei): /muãi²⁴⁻¹¹ hue⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /muãi²³⁻³³ hue⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: môe-hoe
- Tâi-lô: muê-hue
- Phofsit Daibuun: moe'hoef
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /muẽ²³⁻³³ hue⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /muẽ²⁴⁻¹¹ hue⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: bhuê5 huê1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: buê hue
- Sinological IPA (key): /bue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hue³³/
- Wu
- Xiang
- (Changsha)
- Wiktionary: mei2 fa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /me̞i̯¹³ ɸa̠³³/
- (Changsha)
- Middle Chinese: mwoj xwae
Noun
梅花
- plum blossom (Prunus mume)
- Synonym: 南柯 (nánkē)
- wintersweet
- (card games) club (♣)
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 梅花 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 梅花兒 |
| Taiwan | 梅花 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 梅花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 梅花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 梅花 |
| Wuhan | 梅花 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 梅花 |
| Hefei | 梅花 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 梅花 |
| Hong Kong | 梅花 | |
| Yangjiang | 梅花 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 梅花 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 梅花 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 梅花 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 梅花 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 梅花 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 梅花 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 梅花 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 梅花 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 梅花 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 梅花 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 梅花 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 梅花 |
| Chaozhou | 梅花 | |
| Haifeng | 梅花 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 梅花 |
| Suzhou | 梅花 | |
| Wenzhou | 梅花 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 梅花 |
| Shuangfeng | 梅花 | |
Proper noun
梅花
See also
| Suits in Mandarin · 花色 (huāsè) (layout · text) | |||
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| 紅心 / 红心 (hóngxīn), 紅桃 / 红桃 (hóngtáo) | 方塊 / 方块 (fāngkuài) | 黑桃 (hēitáo) | 梅花 (méihuā) |
| Suits in Cantonese · 花色 (faa1 sik1) (layout · text) | |||
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| 紅心 / 红心 (hung4 sam1) | 階磚 / 阶砖 (gaai1 zyun1) | 葵扇 (kwai4 sin3) | 梅花 (mui4 faa1) |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 梅 | 花 |
| ばい Grade: 4 |
か Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 梅花 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
- a plum blossom
- abbreviation of 梅花の油 (“hair tonic with a plum blossom scent”)
- abbreviation of 梅花方 (“incense with an aroma similar to plum blossom”)
Derived terms
- 梅花藻 (baikamo)