桃花

Chinese
peach
 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (桃花) 桃 花
simp. #(桃花) 桃 花

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 桃 花
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 定 (7) 曉 (32)
Final (韻) 豪 (89) 麻 (99)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) I II
Fanqie 徒刀切 呼瓜切
Baxter daw xwae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /dɑu/ /hˠua/
Pan
Wuyun		 /dɑu/ /hʷᵚa/
Shao
Rongfen		 /dɑu/ /xua/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /daw/ /hwaɨ/
Li
Rong		 /dɑu/ /xua/
Wang
Li		 /dɑu/ /xwa/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /dʱɑu/ /xwa/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 táo huā
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 tou4 faa1

Noun

桃花

  1. peach blossom
  2. (figurative) luck in love affairs; luck in love

Derived terms
  • 三月裡的桃花／三月里的桃花
  • 人面桃花 (rénmiàntáohuā)
  • 命帶桃花／命带桃花
  • 桃花人面
  • 桃花劫 (táohuājié)
  • 桃花塢木版年畫／桃花坞木版年画
  • 桃花妝／桃花妆
  • 桃花山 (Táohuāshān)
  • 桃花心木 (táohuāxīnmù)
  • 桃花扇
  • 桃花星
  • 桃花水
  • 桃花汛 (táohuāxùn)
  • 桃花源 (táohuāyuán)
  • 桃花源記／桃花源记
  • 桃花源詩／桃花源诗
  • 桃花眼
  • 桃花紙／桃花纸
  • 桃花薄命
  • 桃花運／桃花运 (táohuāyùn)
  • 桃花過渡／桃花过渡
  • 桃花面
  • 碧桃花下
  • 面如桃花

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
桃 花
とう
Grade: S		 か
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 桃花 (daw xwæ). Compare modern Chinese 桃花 (táohuā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːka̠]

Noun

桃(とう)花(か) • (tōka) ←たうくわ (taukwa)?

  1. a peach blossom

Proper noun

桃(とう)花(か) • (Tōka) ←たうくわ (taukwa)?

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
桃 花
もも
Grade: S		 か
Grade: 1
yutōyomi

A given name. Compound of 桃 (momo, “peach”, kun'yomi) +‎ 花 (ka, “flower”, on'yomi).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mo̞mo̞ka̠]

Proper noun

桃(もも)花(か) • (Momoka) ←ももくわ (momokwa)?

  1. a female given name
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