五花

Chinese

five
 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (五花) 五 花
simp. #(五花) 五 花

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 五 花
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 疑 (31) 曉 (32)
Final (韻) 模 (23) 麻 (99)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) I II
Fanqie 疑古切 呼瓜切
Baxter nguX xwae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ŋuoX/ /hˠua/
Pan
Wuyun
/ŋuoX/ /hʷᵚa/
Shao
Rongfen
/ŋoX/ /xua/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ŋɔX/ /hwaɨ/
Li
Rong
/ŋoX/ /xua/
Wang
Li
/ŋuX/ /xwa/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ŋuoX/ /xwa/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
wǔ huā
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ng5 faa1

Adjective

五花

  1. variegated
  2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) so so; average

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Noun

五花

  1. Synonym of 五花馬/五花马 (wǔhuāmǎ)
  2. Short for 五花肉 (wǔhuāròu, “streaky pork; pork belly”).

Synonyms

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