八仙花

Chinese

		Eight Immortals	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (八仙花)		八仙	花
simp. ^#(八仙花)		八仙	花

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bāxiānhuā

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄒㄧㄢㄏㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ sin¹ faa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bāxiānhuā
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄒㄧㄢㄏㄨㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: basianhua
  - Wade–Giles: pa¹-hsien¹-hua¹
  - Yale: bā-syān-hwā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bashianhua
  - Palladius: басяньхуа (basjanʹxua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baat³ sin¹ faa¹
  - Yale: baat sīn fā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ sin¹ faa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bad³ xin¹ fa¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːt̚³ siːn⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

Noun

八仙花

bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 瑪莉卦／玛莉卦

Japanese

Kanji in this term
八	仙	花
はつ > はっ Grade: 1	せん Grade: S	か Grade: 1
kan'on	on'yomi	kan'on

Etymology

八仙(はっせん) (hassen, “Eight Immortals”) + 花(か) (ka, “flower”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ha̠sːẽ̞ŋka̠]

Noun

八(はっ)仙(せん)花(か) • (hassenka)

synonym of 紫陽花 (ajisai, “bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)”)