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繡球花

繡球花

See also: 绣球花

Chinese

		a hydrangea	flower; blossom; to spend (money, time) flower; blossom; to spend (money, time); fancy pattern
trad. (繡球花)		繡球	花
simp. (绣球花)		绣球	花

Noun

繡球花

(botany) hydrangea

繡球花

Etymology

繡球 (an embroidered ball) + 花 (flower)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiùqiúhuā

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
Min Nan (POJ): siù-kiû-hoe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiùqiúhuā
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowchyouhua
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ xu̯a̠⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siù-kiû-hoe
  - Tâi-lô: siù-kiû-hue
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siuo'kiu'hoef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu²¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiu²⁴⁻²² hue³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu²¹⁻⁵³ kiu¹³⁻²² hue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiu¹¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴⁻¹¹ hue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiu²¹⁻⁴¹ kiu²³⁻³³ hue⁴⁴/