金銀花
See also: 金银花
Chinese
gold and silver | flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern | ||
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trad. (金銀花) | 金銀 | 花 | |
simp. (金银花) | 金银 | 花 |
Pronunciation
Noun
金銀花
- Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) (Classifier: 朵 m c; 蕊 mn)
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- 一蕊金銀花 二兩左手香 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
- chi̍t lúi kim-gîn-hoe, nn̄g niú tò-chhiú-phang [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- One honeysuckle, two taels of Mexican mint
一蕊金银花 二两左手香 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
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Synonyms
- 忍冬 (rěndōng)
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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金 | 銀 | 花 |
きん Grade: 1 |
ぎん Grade: 3 |
か Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Probably from Middle Chinese. Literally “gold silver flower”. Compare modern Mandarin 金銀花/金银花 (jīnyínhuā).[1][2]
Noun
金銀花 • (kinginka)
- (rare) A Japanese honeysuckle plant (Lonicera japonica).
- a flower of Japanese honeysuckle
References
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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