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玉米花

玉米花

Chinese

		corn; maize	flower; blossom; to spend (money, time) flower; blossom; to spend (money, time); fancy pattern
simp. and trad. (玉米花)		玉米	花

Noun

玉米花

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

Synonyms

爆米花 (bàomǐhuā)
爆穀／爆谷 (bàogǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yùmǐhuā

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄇㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ mai⁵ faa¹, juk^6-1 mai⁵ faa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yùmǐhuā
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄇㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwmiihua
  - IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯a̠⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: yùmǐhuār
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄇㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄚㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwmiihual
  - IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xwɑɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: juk⁶ mai⁵ faa¹, juk^6-1 mai⁵ faa¹
  - Yale: yuhk máih fā, yūk máih fā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ mai⁵ faa¹, juk^9-1 mai⁵ faa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² mɐi̯¹³ fɑː⁵⁵/, /jʊk̚²⁻⁵ mɐi̯¹³ fɑː⁵⁵/