刀蓮

Chinese

		knife	lotus
trad. (刀蓮)		刀	蓮
simp. (刀莲)		刀	莲
alternative forms		道奶 多𬂌

Etymology

May share a root with Hokkien 多尼 (to-nî).

Pronunciation

• Eastern Min (BUC): dŏ̤-lièng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): to-nî

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• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: dŏ̤-lièng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /to⁵⁵ l̃ieŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to-nî
    • Tâi-lô: to-nî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doinii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /to⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /to⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³/

Note: Variant orthography for 多尼.

Noun

刀蓮

1. Alternative form of 多𬂌 (dô̤-nèng)