râm bụt

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

râm (shady) +‎ Bụt (Buddha), roughly "to provide shades for the Buddha", due to the similar shape of the hibiscus flower to the traditional lọng.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(classifier cây, bông, hoa) râm bụt

  1. a flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially the Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
    Synonyms: dâm bụt, bông bụp, cẩn, bông lồng đèn, mộc cận, chu cận, đại hồng hoa, phù tang, phật tang