紅花

See also: 红花

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (紅花)		紅	花
simp. (红花)		红	花
anagram		花紅／花红

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hónghuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ faa¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): âng-hoe / âng-hoa
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ghon-ho

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hónghuā
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hónghua
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-hua¹
    • Yale: húng-hwā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hornghua
    • Palladius: хунхуа (xunxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ faa¹
    • Yale: hùhng fā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ faa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ fa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ faː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-hoe
    • Tâi-lô: âng-hue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: anghoef
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /aŋ²³⁻³³ hue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² hue³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-hoa
    • Tâi-lô: âng-hua
    • Phofsit Daibuun: anghoaf
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /aŋ¹³⁻²² hua⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ghon-ho
    • MiniDict: ghon^去 ho
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhon-ho
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦoŋ²² ho⁴⁴/

Noun

紅花

1. red flower (in general)
2. (specifically) safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
3. (specifically) ornamental red rosette or pompon flower worn on the chest on celebratory occasions

Derived terms

• 番紅花／番红花 (fānhónghuā)
• 紅花人／红花人
• 紅花坪／红花坪 (Hónghuāpíng)
• 紅花綠葉／红花绿叶
• 藏紅花／藏红花 (zànghónghuā)

 

Proper noun

紅花

1. (～村) Honghua (a village in Zhonglu, Lichuan, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
紅	花
べに Grade: 6	はな > ばな Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of 紅(べに) (beni, “crimson”) + 花(はな) (hana, “flower”). The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) べにばな [bèníbáná] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [be̞ɲ̟iba̠na̠]

Noun

紅(べに)花(ばな) or 紅花(ベニバナ) • (benibana) 

1. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

Synonyms

• (safflower): 紅(くれない) (kurenai), 紅(べに) (beni)
• (safflower, archaic): 呉(くれ)の藍(あい) (Kure-no-ai)
• (safflower, archaic): 末摘花(すえつむはな) (suetsumu-hana)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 紅花(ベニバナ)苺(イチゴ) (benibana ichigo, “Rubus vernus”)
• 紅花(ベニバナ)隠元(インゲン) (benibana ingen, “Phaseolus coccineus”)
• 紅花(ベニバナ)襤褸(ボロ)菊(ギク) (benibana-borogiku, “Crassocephalum crepidioides”)
• 紅花(べにはな)油(ゆ) (benihana-yu, “safflower oil”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
紅	花
こう Grade: 6	か Grade: 1
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 紅花 (MC huwng xwae).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーか [kóꜜòkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːka̠]

Noun

紅(こう)花(か) • (kōka) ^{←こうくわ (koukwa)?}

1. (literal) red- or crimson-colored flower
2. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

Proper noun

紅(こう)花(か) • (Kōka) ^{←こうくわ (koukwa)?}

1. a female given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
紅	花
べに Grade: 6	か Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

紅(べに) (beni, “crimson”) + 花(か) (ka, “flower”).

Proper noun

紅(べに)花(か) • (Benika) ^{←べにくわ (benikwa)?}

1. a female given name