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Definition 2024

水花

水花

Chinese

		water; river	flower; blossom; to spend (money, time) flower; blossom; to spend (money, time); fancy pattern
simp. and trad. (水花)		水	花

Noun

水花

splash; spray

Etymology

水 ‎(“water”) +‎ 花 ‎(“flower”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shuǐhuā

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² faa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shuǐhuā
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeihua
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯a̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² faa¹
  - Yale: séui fā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² faa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ fɑː⁵⁵/