拉花

Chinese

		to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (拉花)		拉	花
simp. #(拉花)		拉	花

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lāhuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laai¹ faa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lāhuā
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lahua
    • Wade–Giles: la¹-hua¹
    • Yale: lā-hwā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhahua
    • Palladius: лахуа (laxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lä⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laai¹ faa¹
    • Yale: lāai fā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laai¹ faa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lai¹ fa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːi̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

Verb

拉⫽花 (verb-object)

1. to garland
2. to create latte art

Noun

拉花

1. latte art

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with 拉花兒／拉花儿 (lāhuār).

Synonyms

• 咖啡拉花 (kāfēi lāhuā)

Derived terms

• 咖啡拉花 (kāfēi lāhuā)

 

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of English livery; via Cantonese.

Noun

拉花

1. racing car livery