花旗參

Chinese

		variegated flag; particolored flag; Star-Spangled Banner variegated flag; particolored flag; Star-Spangled Banner; Stars and Stripes	ginseng; take part in; participate ginseng; take part in; participate; join; attend; to join; unequal; varied; irregular; to counsel; uneven; not uniform
trad. (花旗參/花旗蔘)		花旗	參/蔘
simp. (花旗参)		花旗	参

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huāqíshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): faa¹ kei⁴ sam¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): fa¹ kei³ lhim¹ / fa¹ kei³ tam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huāqíshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huacíshen
    • Wade–Giles: hua¹-chʻi²-shên¹
    • Yale: hwā-chí-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huachyishen
    • Palladius: хуацишэнь (xuacišɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faa¹ kei⁴ sam¹
    • Yale: fā kèih sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faa¹ kei⁴ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fa¹ kéi⁴ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faː⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: fa¹ kei³ lhim¹ / fa¹ kei³ tam¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fa³³ kʰei²² ɬim³³/, /fa³³ kʰei²² tʰam³³/

Noun

花旗參

1. American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) (Classifier: 條／条 m c)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 西洋參 (“American ginseng”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		西洋參
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	西洋參, 花旗參, 粉光參
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	洋參
Mandarin	Singapore	洋參, 泡參
Cantonese	Guangzhou	花旗參, 西洋參, 洋參
	Hong Kong	花旗參
	Taishan	花旗參
	Dongguan	花旗參, 西洋參
Huizhou	Jixi	西洋參
Northern Min	Jian'ou	洋參
Southern Min	Xiamen	洋參
	Quanzhou	洋參
Wu	Hangzhou	花旗參
	Jinhua	西洋參