種花家

Chinese

		to plant; to cultivate; kind to plant; to cultivate; kind; type; race; breed; seed; species (taxonomy)	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (種花家)		種	花	家
simp. (种花家)		种	花	家

Etymology

Pun on 中華／中华 (Zhōnghuá).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhònghuājiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhònghuājiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhònghuajia
    • Wade–Giles: Chung⁴-hua¹-chia¹
    • Yale: Jùng-hwā-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jonqhuajia
    • Palladius: Чжунхуацзя (Čžunxuaczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

Proper noun

種花家

1. (slang, humorous) China

Synonyms

• 中 (abbreviation)
• 中原 (Zhōngyuán)
• 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó)
• 中華／中华 (Zhōnghuá)
• 九州 (Jiǔzhōu)
• 唐山 (Tángshān)
• 域中 (yùzhōng) (literary, figurative)
• 天下 (tiānxià) (lofty)
• 天朝 (Tiāncháo) (historical or Internet slang)
• 支那 (Zhīnà) (obsolete, now usually derogatory or offensive)
• 桃花石 (Táohuāshí) (obsolete)
• 猜拿 (transliteration of English China)
• 神州 (Shénzhōu) (literary)
• 脂那 (Zhīnà) (obsolete)
• 至那 (Zhìnà) (obsolete)
• 華／华 (abbreviation)
• 華夏／华夏 (Huáxià)
• 諸夏／诸夏 (Zhūxià)
• 諸華／诸华 (Zhūhuá)
• 赤縣／赤县 (Chìxiàn) (literary)
• 赤縣神州／赤县神州 (Chìxiàn Shénzhōu) (literary)
• 震旦 (Zhèndàn) (archaic)