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西蘭花

西蘭花

See also: 西兰花

Chinese

		west	orchid
trad. (西蘭花)		西	蘭花
simp. (西兰花)		西	兰花

青花菜

Noun

西蘭花

broccoli

Synonyms

綠菜花／绿菜花 (lǜcàihuā)
綠花椰菜／绿花椰菜 (lǜhuāyēcài)
青花菜 (qīnghuācài)

Etymology

Literally, "western orchid."

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīlánhuā

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄌㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ laan⁴ faa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīlánhuā
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄌㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shilanhua
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ la̠n³⁵ xu̯a̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ laan⁴ faa¹
  - Yale: sāi làahn fā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ laan⁴ faa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ lɑːn²¹ fɑː⁵⁵/