淋花

Chinese

		diseases of the bladder; to drain; to drip	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (淋花)		淋	花
simp. #(淋花)		淋	花

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): lam⁴ faa¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lim³ fa^1*

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): lìm-fâ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): lim² fa¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lam⁴ faa¹
    • Yale: làhm fā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ faa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lem⁴ fa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ faː⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lim³ fa^1*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lim²² fa³³⁻³³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lìm-fâ
    • Hakka Romanization System: limˇ fa´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lim² fa¹
    • Sinological IPA: /lim¹¹ fa²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: lim² fa¹
    • Sinological IPA: /lim¹¹ fa⁴⁴/

Verb

淋⫽花 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, Hakka) to water flowers

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 澆花 (“to water flowers”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		澆花
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	澆花
Cantonese	Guangzhou	淋花
	Hong Kong	淋花
	Taishan	淋花
Hakka	Meixian	淋花
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	淋花
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	淋花
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	淋花
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	淋花
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	淋花, 浴花
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	沃花
Southern Min	Xiamen	沃花
	Jinjiang	沃花
	Tainan	沃花
	Manila (Hokkien)	沃花
	Jieyang	沃花
Zhongshan Min	Sanxiang	沃花