落花生

Chinese

fallen flower petals; falling blossoms to grow
trad. (落花生) 落花
simp. #(落花生) 落花

Etymology

After the peanut's flower drops to the ground, its ovary enters the soil and the seed pod grows.

Pronunciation


Note:
  • loa̍h-seng - contraction;
  • lōa-seng - contraction (common in Xiamen).

    Noun

    落花生

    1. peanut (Classifier: m;  m)

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Sino-Xenic (落花生):
    • Japanese: (らっ)()(せい) (rakkasei)
    • Korean: 낙화생(落花生) (nakhwasaeng)

    Others:

    Japanese

    Kanji in this term
    らく > らっ
    Grade: 3

    Grade: 1
    せい
    Grade: 1
    on’yomi

    Etymology

    From Chinese 落花生 (luòhuāshēng).

    Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) っかせー [ràkkáꜜsèè] (Nakadaka – [3])
    • (Tokyo) っかせー [ràkkáséé] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [ɾa̠k̚ka̠se̞ː]

    Noun

    (らっ)()(せい) or 落花生(ラッカセイ) • (rakkasei) らくくわせい (rakukwasei)?

    1. peanut

    Synonyms

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