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蘭花

蘭花

See also: 兰花

Chinese

		orchid	flower; blossom; to spend (money, time) flower; blossom; to spend (money, time); fancy pattern
trad. (蘭花)		蘭	花
simp. (兰花)		兰	花

Noun

蘭花

orchid (of the genus Cymbidium)

Derived terms

蘭花指／兰花指

西蘭花／西兰花 (xīlánhuā)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lánhuā

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): laan⁴ faa¹
Min Nan (POJ): lân-hoe / lân-hoa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lánhuā
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lanhua
  - IPA ^(key): /la̠n³⁵ xu̯a̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: laan⁴ faa¹
  - Yale: làahn fā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laan⁴ faa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑːn²¹ fɑː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lân-hoe
  - Tâi-lô: lân-hue
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lanhoef
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lan²⁴⁻²² hue³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lan²⁴⁻¹¹ hue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lan²³⁻³³ hue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lan²⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lân-hoa
  - Tâi-lô: lân-hua
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lanhoaf
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lan¹³⁻²² hua⁴⁴/