雌花

Chinese

		female	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (雌花)		雌	花
simp. ^#(雌花)		雌	花

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cíhuā, cīhuā

(Zhuyin): ㄘˊ ㄏㄨㄚ, ㄘㄏㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci¹ faa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cíhuā
  - Zhuyin: ㄘˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cíhhua
  - Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ²-hua¹
  - Yale: tsź-hwā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyrhua
  - Palladius: цыхуа (cyxua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cīhuā
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄏㄨㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cihhua
  - Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ¹-hua¹
  - Yale: tsz̄-hwā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyhua
  - Palladius: цыхуа (cyxua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci¹ faa¹
  - Yale: chī fā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi¹ faa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi¹ fa¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

Noun

雌花

pistillate flower

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
雌	花
め Grade: S	はな > ばな Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Noun

雌(め)花(ばな) • (mebana)

pistillate flower; a flower with pistils but no stamens; a female flower
Antonym: 雄花 (obana)

Related terms

雌株(めかぶ) (mekabu) female plant

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
雌	花
し Grade: S	か Grade: 1
on'yomi	kan'on

Noun

雌(し)花(か) • (shika)

synonym of 雌花 (shika, “pistillate flower; a flower with pistils but no stamens; a female flower”)
Antonym: 雄花 (yūka)