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話梅

話梅

See also: 话梅

Chinese

		dialect; language; spoken words dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what someone said	plum flower
trad. (話梅)		話	梅
simp. (话梅)		话	梅

Noun

話梅

a variety of umeboshi (usually with a white or off-white exterior)

Etymology

short for 白話 vernacular (a play on words, lit. "white speech") + 梅 plum

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huàméi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waa⁶ mui^4-2, waa⁶ mui⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: huàméi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huahmei
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯a̠⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    畫眉／画眉
    話梅／话梅
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: waa⁶ mui^4-2, waa⁶ mui⁴
  - Yale: wah múi, wah mùih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waa⁶ mui^4-2, waa⁶ mui⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wɑː²² muːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/, /wɑː²² muːi̯²¹/