花藥

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 花藥 – see 花葯 (“anther”). (This term is a variant form of 花葯).

Etymology 2

		flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	medicine; drug; cure
trad. (花藥)		花	藥
simp. (花药*)		花	药

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huāyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faa¹ joek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huāyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huayào
    • Wade–Giles: hua¹-yao⁴
    • Yale: hwā-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huayaw
    • Palladius: хуаяо (xuajao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 花葯／花药 花藥／花药

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faa¹ joek⁶
    • Yale: fā yeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faa¹ joek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fa¹ yêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faː⁵⁵ jœːk̚²/

Noun

花藥

1. Alternative name for 芍藥／芍药 (sháoyao, “Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)”).