芫花

Chinese

		Daphne genkwa	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (芫花)		芫	花
simp. #(芫花)		芫	花
alternative forms		芫華／芫华

芫花。

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánhuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ faa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánhuā
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánhua
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-hua¹
    • Yale: ywán-hwā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanhua
    • Palladius: юаньхуа (juanʹxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ faa¹
    • Yale: yùhn fā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ faa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ fa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ faː⁵⁵/

Noun

芫花

1. lilac daphne (Daphne genkwa)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
芫	花
げん Hyōgai	か Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

芫(げん)花(か) • (genka) ^{←げんくわ (genkwa)?}

1. Synonym of 藤擬き (fuji-medoki, “lilac daphne, Daphne genkwa”)
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried flowers of Daphne genkwa used as medicine

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
芫	花
Hyōgai	Grade: 1
irregular

Noun

芫花(いわふじ) or 芫花(イワフジ) • (iwafuji) 

1. Alternative spelling of 岩藤 (iwafuji); Synonym of 庭藤 (niwafuji): Indigofera decora