探花
Chinese
to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit |
flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern | ||
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trad. (探花) | 探 | 花 | |
simp. #(探花) | 探 | 花 | |
Literally: “flower snatcher”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tànhua
- Wade–Giles: tʻan4-hua1
- Yale: tàn-hwā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tannhua
- Palladius: таньхуа (tanʹxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰän⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: taam3 faa1
- Yale: taam fā
- Cantonese Pinyin: taam3 faa1
- Guangdong Romanization: tam3 fa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaːm³³ faː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 探花
- (historical) tanhua; person who came third in the palace examination of the imperial examination system, below zhuangyuan and bangyan