芫花

Chinese

		Daphne genkwa	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (芫花)		芫	花
simp. ^#(芫花)		芫	花
alternative forms		芫華／芫华

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuánhuā

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ faa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuánhuā
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuánhua
  - Wade–Giles: yüan²-hua¹
  - Yale: ywán-hwā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanhua
  - Palladius: юаньхуа (juanʹxua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ faa¹
  - Yale: yùhn fā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ faa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ fa¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ faː⁵⁵/

Noun

芫花

lilac daphne (Daphne genkwa)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
芫	花
げん Hyōgai	か Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

芫(げん)花(か) • (genka) ^{←げんくわ (genkwa)^?}

synonym of 藤擬き (fuji-medoki, “lilac daphne, Daphne genkwa”)
(traditional Chinese medicine) dried flowers of Daphne genkwa used as medicine

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
芫	花
Hyōgai	Grade: 1
irregular

Noun

芫花(いわふじ) or 芫花(イワフジ) • (iwafuji)

alternative spelling of 岩藤 (iwafuji); synonym of 庭藤 (niwafuji): Indigofera decora