馬刺花

Chinese

		spur	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (馬刺花)		馬刺	花
simp. (马刺花)		马刺	花
Literally: “spur-flower”.

Etymology

Compare English spur-flower.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǎcìhuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄘˋ ㄏㄨㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǎcìhuā
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄘˋ ㄏㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎcìhhua
    • Wade–Giles: ma³-tzʻŭ⁴-hua¹
    • Yale: mǎ-tsz̀-hwā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maatsyhhua
    • Palladius: мацыхуа (macyxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

Noun

馬刺花

1. (～屬) spur-flower (Plectranthus)

   Synonyms: 香茶, 延命草