花哨

Chinese

		flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	a whistle; sentry
trad. (花哨)		花	哨
simp. #(花哨)		花	哨

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huāshào

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚ ㄕㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huāshào → huāshao (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚ ㄕㄠˋ → ㄏㄨㄚ ˙ㄕㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huashåo
    • Wade–Giles: hua¹-shao⁵
    • Yale: hwā-shau
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hua.shaw
    • Palladius: хуашао (xuašao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/ → /xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²/

Adjective

花哨

1. fancy; gaudy