花蓼
Chinese
flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
luxuriant growth; polygonum; smartweed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (花蓼) | 花 | 蓼 | |
| simp. #(花蓼) | 花 | 蓼 | |
| anagram | 蓼花 | ||
Pronunciation
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fâ-liâu
- Hakka Romanization System: faˊ liauˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: fa1 liau1
- Sinological IPA: /fa²⁴⁻¹¹ li̯au̯²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
Noun
花蓼
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 謊言 (“lie; untruth”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 妄言, 妄語 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 謊言, 謊話, 假話, 誑言, 誑語, 誑話 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 謊皮, 詐語 |
| Taiwan | 謊話 | |
| Singapore | 騙話 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 謊屁流 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 謊話 |
| Wanrong | 謊 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 謊話 |
| Yangzhou | 謊 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大話 |
| Hong Kong | 大話 | |
| Taishan | 大話 | |
| Dongguan | 大話 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 大話 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 花蓼 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 花蓼, 虎膦 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 花蓼 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 花舌 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 花蓼 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 花舌 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 白賊, 白賊話 |
| Quanzhou | 白賊, 白賊話 | |
| Zhangzhou | 白賊, 白賊話, 白話 | |
| Tainan | 白賊話 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 騙話 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 騙話 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 白賊, 白賊話 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 白落話 | |
| Jieyang | 花嬲話 | |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 譀話 |
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 花 | 蓼 |
| はな Grade: 1 |
たで Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
花 (hana, “flower”) + 蓼 (tade, “knotweed, smartweed”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ha̠na̠ta̠de̞]
Noun
花蓼 or 花蓼 • (hanatade)
- Persicaria posumbu, a species of smartweed
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).