盆栽

Chinese

		basin	to force; to stick in; to plant
simp. and trad. (盆栽)		盆	栽

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pénzāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄣˊ ㄗㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pun⁴ zoi¹
• Min Nan (POJ): phûn-chai

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: pénzāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄣˊ ㄗㄞ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: perntzai
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pénzai
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰən³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: pun⁴ zoi¹
    • Yale: pùhn jōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pun⁴ dzoi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: pun⁴ zoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰuːn²¹ t͡sɔːy̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phûn-chai
    • Tâi-lô: phûn-tsai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phunzay
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰun²⁴⁻²² t͡saɪ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰun²⁴⁻²² t͡saɪ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰun¹³⁻²² t͡saɪ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saɪ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰun²³⁻³³ t͡saɪ⁴⁴/

Noun

盆栽

1. bonsai (a miniaturized tree or plant)

Synonyms

• 盆景 (pénjǐng)
• (Cantonese) 樹仔頭／树仔头, 樹仔／树仔

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
盆	栽
ぼん Grade: S	さい Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 盆 (MC buən, “bowl”) + 栽 (MC t͡sʌi, d͡zʌi^H, “to plant”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) ぼんさい [bòńsáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bõ̞ɰ̃sa̠i]

Noun

盆(ぼん)栽(さい) • (bonsai) 

1. a potted plant that has been grown and aesthetically trimmed for the purpose of viewing; a bonsai, a dwarf tree

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Korean

Hanja in this term
盆	栽

Noun

盆栽 • (bunjae) (hangeul 분재)

1. Hanja form^? of 분재 (“a potted plant that has been grown and aesthetically trimmed for the purpose of viewing; a bonsai, a dwarf tree”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
盆	栽

Noun

盆栽

1. Hán tự form of bồn tài (“a potted plant that has been grown and aesthetically trimmed for the purpose of viewing; a bonsai, a dwarf tree”).