水錦

Chinese

		water; river	brocade; embroidered work; bright
trad. (水錦)		水	錦
simp. (水锦)		水	锦

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chúi-gím

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chúi-gím
    • Tâi-lô: tsuí-gím
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zuy'giem
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡim⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡim⁵³/

Noun

水錦

1. (Hokkien) hibiscus; rose of Sharon
   • a. 1941, 《新採茶歌》‎^[1], Shanghai: 開文書局:

     水錦開花白葱葱 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     水锦开花白葱葱 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     chúi-gím khui-hoe pe̍h-chhang-chhang [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The hibiscus blossoms, white as snow

Synonyms

• 木槿 (mùjǐn)
• 無窮花／无穷花 (wúqiónghuā)
• 舜華／舜华 (literary)