水性楊花

Chinese

		swimming ability; characteristics of a body of water	willow catkins; willow down
trad. (水性楊花)		水性	楊花
simp. (水性杨花)		水性	杨花

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuǐxìngyánghuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² sing³ joeng⁴ faa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐxìngyánghuā
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuěisìngyánghua
    • Wade–Giles: shui³-hsing⁴-yang²-hua¹
    • Yale: shwěi-syìng-yáng-hwā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeishinqyanghua
    • Palladius: шуйсинъянхуа (šujsinʺjanxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi² sing³ joeng⁴ faa¹
    • Yale: séui sing yèuhng fā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey² sing³ joeng⁴ faa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu² xing³ yêng⁴ fa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ sɪŋ³³ jœːŋ²¹ faː⁵⁵/

Idiom

水性楊花

1. (of a woman) frivolous; fickle; lascivious

Synonyms

• 楊花水性／杨花水性 (yánghuāshuǐxìng)

Noun

水性楊花

水性楊花

1. An aquatic plant, Ottelia acuminata var. crispa, endemic to Southern China and consumed as food.

Synonyms

• 波葉海菜花／波叶海菜花