花蟹

Chinese

		flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	crab
trad. (花蟹)		花	蟹
simp. #(花蟹)		花	蟹

Etymology

Named in reference to its colourful pattern.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faa¹ haai⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faa¹ haai⁵
    • Yale: fā háaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faa¹ haai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: fa¹ hai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faː⁵⁵ haːi̯¹³/

Noun

花蟹

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, dated) 10-dollar note