花燭

Chinese

		flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	candle
trad. (花燭)		花	燭
simp. (花烛)		花	烛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huāzhú

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faa¹ zuk¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): fâ-chuk

  (Meixian, Guangdong): fa¹ zug⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huāzhú
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huajhú
    • Wade–Giles: hua¹-chu²
    • Yale: hwā-jú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huajwu
    • Palladius: хуачжу (xuačžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faa¹ zuk¹
    • Yale: fā jūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faa¹ dzuk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: fa¹ zug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fâ-chuk
    • Hakka Romanization System: fa´ zug`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fa¹ zug⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /fa²⁴ t͡suk̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: fa¹ zug⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /fa⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʊk̚¹/

Noun

花燭

1. flowered candelabrum of the wedding night; wedding candles in the bridal chamber

Derived terms

• 洞房花燭／洞房花烛
• 洞房花燭夜／洞房花烛夜 (dòngfáng huāzhú yè)
• 花燭之期／花烛之期
• 花燭夫妻／花烛夫妻
• 花燭洞房／花烛洞房