蘭花

See also: 兰花

Chinese

		orchid	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (蘭花)		蘭	花
simp. (兰花)		兰	花

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lánhuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): laan⁴ faa¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lan³ fa¹

• Gan (Wiktionary): 'lan⁴ fa¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): lân-hoe / lân-hoa

  (Teochew, Peng'im): lang⁵ huê¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶le-ho

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lánhuā
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lánhua
    • Wade–Giles: lan²-hua¹
    • Yale: lán-hwā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lanhua
    • Palladius: ланьхуа (lanʹxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /län³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laan⁴ faa¹
    • Yale: làahn fā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laan⁴ faa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lan⁴ fa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːn²¹ faː⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lan³ fa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lan²² fa³³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'lan⁴ fa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈlan³⁵ fa⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lân-hoe
    • Tâi-lô: lân-hue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lanhoef
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lan²³⁻³³ hue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lan²⁴⁻²² hue³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lan²⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Singapore): /lan²⁴⁻²¹ hue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lan²⁴⁻¹¹ hue⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lân-hoa
    • Tâi-lô: lân-hua
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lanhoaf
    • IPA (Penang): /lan²³⁻²¹ hua³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lan¹³⁻²² hua⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lang⁵ huê¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lâng hue
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hue³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶le-ho
    • MiniDict: le^去 ho
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³le-ho
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /le²² ho⁴⁴/

Noun

蘭花/兰花

蘭花

1. orchid, especially cymbidium

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蘭花 (“orchid”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蘭花
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	蘭花
	Singapore	蘭花
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	蘭草
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	蘭花
Cantonese	Hong Kong	蘭花
	Dongguan	蘭花
Gan	Nanchang	蘭花
Hakka	Yudu	蘭花
Huizhou	Jixi	蘭花
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蘭
Southern Min	Xiamen	官蘭花, 蘭花
	Quanzhou	蘭花
	Zhangzhou	蘭花
	Zhao'an	蘭花
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	蘭花
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	蘭花
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	蘭花
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	蘭花
	Yilan (Toucheng)	蘭花
	Tainan	蘭花
	Tainan (Anping)	蘭花
	Penghu (Xiyu)	蘭花
	Penang (Hokkien)	蘭花
	Singapore (Hokkien)	胡姬, 蘭花
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蘭花
Wu	Shanghai	蘭花
	Suzhou	蘭花
	Hangzhou	蘭花
	Ningbo	蘭花

Derived terms

• 白蘭花／白兰花
• 蘭花手／兰花手
• 蘭花指／兰花指 (lánhuāzhǐ)
• 蘭花掌／兰花掌 (lánhuāzhǎng)
• 蘭花末兒／兰花末儿
• 蘭花煙／兰花烟
• 西蘭花／西兰花 (xīlánhuā)