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爆米花

爆米花

Chinese

		to crack; to explode or burst	(measure word) meter; rice	flower; blossom; to spend (money, time) flower; blossom; to spend (money, time); fancy pattern
simp. and trad. (爆米花)		爆	米	花

Noun

爆米花

popcorn (a snack food made from corn kernels popped by dry heating)

Synonyms

玉米花 (yùmǐhuā)
爆穀／爆谷 (bàogǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bàomǐhuā

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄇㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baau³ mai⁵ faa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàomǐhuā
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄇㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawmiihua
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯a̠⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàomǐhuār
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄇㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄚㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawmiihual
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xwɑɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baau³ mai⁵ faa¹
  - Yale: baau máih fā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baau³ mai⁵ faa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːu̯³³ mɐi̯¹³ fɑː⁵⁵/