花枝

Chinese

		flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	branch; (a measure word)
simp. and trad. (花枝)		花	枝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huāzhī

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚㄓ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faa¹ zi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: huāzhī
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚㄓ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huajy
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯a̠⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: huāzhīr
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚㄓㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huajel
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯a̠⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩əɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faa¹ zi¹
  - Yale: fā jī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faa¹ dzi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fa¹ ji¹
  - IPA ^(key): /fɑː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Noun

花枝

(literary) flowering branch; spray
(figuratively) beautiful woman
octopus (as a dish)

Derived terms

花枝兒／花枝儿
花枝招展

花枝招顫／花枝招颤
花枝招颭／花枝招飐

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