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
(Pinyin): héhuān

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hap⁶ fun¹
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/
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/
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/

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

大葉合歡／大叶合欢
金合歡／金合欢

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