花枝
Chinese
flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
branch; (a measure word) | ||
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trad. (花枝) | 花 | 枝 | |
simp. #(花枝) | 花 | 枝 |
Pronunciation
Noun
花枝
- (literary) flowering branch; spray
- (figuratively) beautiful woman
- (Southern Min, botany) floral axis
- (Southern Min, botany) pedicel (of a flower)
- cuttlefish (especially as a dish)
Synonyms
- (floral axis): 花莖/花茎 (huājīng), 花軸/花轴 (huāzhóu); (Min Nan) 花莖/花茎 (huājīng)
- (pedicel): 花梗 (huāgěng), 花柄 (huābǐng); (Min Nan) 花莖/花茎 (huājīng)
Dialectal synonyms of 烏賊 (“cuttlefish”) [map]
Derived terms
- 花枝兒/花枝儿
- 花枝招展 (huāzhīzhāozhǎn)
- 花枝招顫/花枝招颤
- 花枝招颭/花枝招飐
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