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蓮花

蓮花

See also: 莲花

Chinese

		lotus	flower; blossom; to spend (money, time) flower; blossom; to spend (money, time); fancy pattern
trad. (蓮花)		蓮	花
simp. (莲花)		莲	花
anagram		花蓮／花莲

Noun

蓮花

lotus; lotus flower

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): liánhuā

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lin⁴ faa¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lièn-fâ
Min Nan (POJ): liân-hoe / nûi-hoe / liân-hoa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: liánhuā
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianhua
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯a̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lin⁴ faa¹
  - Yale: lìhn fā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lin⁴ faa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /liːn²¹ fɑː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lièn-fâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: lienˇ fa´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lian² fa¹
  - IPA: /li̯en¹¹ fa²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-hoe
  - Tâi-lô: liân-hue
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lienhoef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ hue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn²³⁻³³ hue⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nûi-hoe
  - Tâi-lô: nuî-hue
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nui'hoef
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /nui²⁴⁻²² hue³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-hoa
  - Tâi-lô: liân-hua
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lienhoaf
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn¹³⁻²² hua⁴⁴/