合歡
Chinese
to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together |
joyous; happy; pleased | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (合歡) | 合 | 歡 | |
| simp. (合欢) | 合 | 欢 | |
| alternative forms | 合驩／合欢 合懽／合欢 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hap6 fun1
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hah7 huang1 / hah7 huong1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ha̍p-hoan
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: héhuān
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: héhuan
- Wade–Giles: ho2-huan1
- Yale: hé-hwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herhuan
- Palladius: хэхуань (xɛxuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hap6 fun1
- Yale: hahp fūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: hap9 fun1
- Guangdong Romanization: heb6 fun1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐp̚² fuːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: hah7 huang1 [Phonetic: hah6 huang1]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ha̍h-huang
- Sinological IPA (key): /haʔ⁴⁻²¹ huaŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: hah7 huong1 [Phonetic: hah6 huong1]
- Sinological IPA (key): /haʔ⁴⁻² huoŋ⁵⁴⁴/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ha̍p-hoan
- Tâi-lô: ha̍p-huan
- Phofsit Daibuun: habhoafn
- IPA (Xiamen): /hap̚⁴⁻³² huan⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hap̚²⁴⁻² huan³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ huan⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /hap̚⁴⁻³² huan⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hap̚⁴⁻³² huan⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
合歡
- to get together and celebrate; to have a get-together
- (specifically) to have sexual intercourse; to make love
Derived terms
- 合歡宴 / 合欢宴
- 合歡席 / 合欢席
- 合歡帶 / 合欢带
- 合歡帽 / 合欢帽
- 合歡床 / 合欢床
- 合歡扇 / 合欢扇
- 合歡杖 / 合欢杖
- 合歡杯 / 合欢杯
- 合歡樑 / 合欢梁
- 合歡殿 / 合欢殿
- 合歡竹 / 合欢竹
- 合歡結 / 合欢结
- 合歡草 / 合欢草
- 合歡蓮 / 合欢莲
- 合歡被 / 合欢被
- 合歡褲 / 合欢裤
- 合歡襦 / 合欢襦
- 合歡酒 / 合欢酒
- 合歡鈴 / 合欢铃
- 合歡鞋 / 合欢鞋
Noun
合歡
- pink silk tree; Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
- a kind of decorative design representing harmony and joy
Synonyms
- (pink silk tree): (Hokkien) 相思仔
Derived terms
References
- 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “合欢”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 256.