扎花

Chinese

		to prick; to run or stick (a needle, etc.) into; penetrating (as of cold) to prick; to run or stick (a needle, etc.) into; penetrating (as of cold); struggle; to tie; to bind	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (扎花)		扎	花
simp. #(扎花)		扎	花

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chat-hoe / chat-hoa

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chat-hoe
    • Tâi-lô: tsat-hue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zathoef
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ hue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ hue³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chat-hoa
    • Tâi-lô: tsat-hua
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zathoaf
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ hua⁴⁴/

Noun

扎花

1. (Hokkien) small flower, especially made of red silk, inserted in a woman's hair bun during joyous occasions (used to express joy and good fortune)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 春仔花, 春花, 富貴春／富贵春