花兒

See also: 花儿

Chinese

		flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	son; child; diminutive suffix
trad. (花兒)		花	兒
simp. (花儿)		花	儿

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): huār, huā'ér

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚㄦ, ㄏㄨㄚㄦˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хуар (huar, I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): faa¹ ji⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): huar¹ / hua¹ er¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huār
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huar
  - Wade–Giles: hua¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: hwār
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hual
  - Palladius: хуар (xuar)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huā'ér
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚㄦˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hua-ér
  - Wade–Giles: hua¹-êrh²
  - Yale: hwā-ér
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huaerl
  - Palladius: хуаэр (xuaer)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵/

Note: huā'ér - "flower", in poetry and songs.

- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хуар (huar, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xua²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faa¹ ji⁴
  - Yale: fā yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faa¹ ji⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fa¹ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faː⁵⁵ jiː²¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: huar¹ / hua¹ er¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /xuɑɻ¹¹/, /xua¹¹ əɻ¹¹/

Noun

花兒

Diminutive of 花 (huā, “flower”).
- 1944, 金玉谷 (lyrics and music), “夜來香”, performed by 李香蘭:
  
  月下的花兒都入夢　只有那夜來香吐露著芬芳 [MSC, trad.]
  月下的花儿都入梦　只有那夜来香吐露着芬芳 [MSC, simp.]
  Yuè xià dì huā'ér dōu rù mèng, zhǐ yǒu nà yèláixiāng tǔlù zhe fēnfāng [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2001, 韩红 (lyrics and music), “那片海”, performed by 韩红:
  
  你看那花儿都谢了　你看那海儿都哭了 [MSC, simp.]
  你看那花兒都謝了　你看那海兒都哭了 [MSC, trad.]
  Nǐ kàn nà huā'ér dōu xiè le, nǐ kàn nà hǎi'ér dōu kū le [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2005, “寂寞沙洲冷”, performed by 周傳雄:
  
  有花兒伴著蝴蝶　孤雁可以雙飛 [MSC, trad.]
  有花儿伴着蝴蝶　孤雁可以双飞 [MSC, simp.]
  Yǒu huā'ér bàn zhe húdié, gūyàn kěyǐ shuāngfēi [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 求豐收　雨點降下　花兒別怕 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  求丰收　雨点降下　花儿别怕 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 佘詩曼 (Charmaine Sheh), 鄭櫻綸 (England Cheng, lyricist), 《風車》
  kau⁴ fung¹ sau¹, jyu⁵ dim² gong³ haa⁶, faa¹ ji⁴ bit⁶ paa³ [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
1. (Mandarin, Jin) Erhua form of 花 (huā, “flower”).
  - 2006, “桃花朵朵開”, 阿牛, 友弟 (lyrics), performed by 阿牛:
    
    哎喲哎喲　你比花兒還美妙　叫我忘不了 [MSC, trad.]
    哎哟哎哟　你比花儿还美妙　叫我忘不了 [MSC, simp.]
    Āiyō āiyō, nǐ bǐ huār hái měimiào, jiào wǒ wàng bù liǎo [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(Mandarin) Erhua form of 花 (huā, “pattern”).
(Mandarin) Erhua form of 花 (huā, “smallpox”).

Synonyms

(flower):

Dialectal synonyms of 花朵 (“flower”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		花, 華
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		花朵, 花
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	花兒
	Taiwan	花
	Ulanhot	花兒
	Tongliao	花兒
	Chifeng	花兒
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	花兒
	Shenyang	花
	Singapore	花
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	花
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	花
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	花兒
	Wanrong	花兒
	Zhengzhou	花兒
	Xi'an	花
	Xining	花兒, 花
	Xuzhou	花兒
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	花兒
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	花
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	花
	Bayanhot	花兒
	Lanzhou	花兒, 花
	Ürümqi	花
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	花
	Wuhan	花
	Guiyang	花
	Kunming	花
	Guilin	花
	Liuzhou	花
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	花
	Yangzhou	花
	Hefei	花
Cantonese	Guangzhou	花
	Hong Kong	花
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	花
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	花
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	花
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	花
	Macau	花
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	花
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	花
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	花
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	花
	Foshan	花
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	花
	Foshan (Shunde)	花
	Foshan (Sanshui)	花
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	花
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	花
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	花
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	花
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	花
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	花
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	花
	Taishan	花
	Kaiping (Chikan)	花
	Enping (Niujiang)	花
	Heshan (Yayao)	花
	Dongguan	花
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	花
	Shaoguan	花
	Yunfu	花
	Yangjiang	花
	Xinyi	花
	Lianjiang	花
	Nanning	花
	Wuzhou	花
	Yulin	花
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	花
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	花
	Singapore (Guangfu)	花
Gan	Nanchang	花
	Lichuan	花
	Pingxiang	花
Hakka	Meixian	花
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	花
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	花
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	花
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	花
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	花
	Yudu	花
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	花
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	花
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	花
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	花
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	花
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	花
	Hong Kong	花
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	花
	Senai (Huiyang)	花
	Singkawang	花
Huizhou	Jixi	花
Jin	Taiyuan	花兒
	Pingyao	花
	Xinzhou	花兒
	Taibus (Baochang)	花兒
	Linhe	花
	Jining	花兒
	Hohhot	花兒
	Baotou	花兒
	Dongsheng	花兒
	Haibowan	花兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	花
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	花
	Fuqing	花
	Matsu	花
Southern Min	Xiamen	花, 花蕊
	Quanzhou	花, 花蕊
	Zhangzhou	花, 花蕊
	Taipei	花, 花蕊
	Penang (Hokkien)	花
	Singapore (Hokkien)	花
	Manila (Hokkien)	花
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	花
	Chaozhou	花
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	花
	Singapore (Teochew)	花
	Leizhou	花
	Haikou	花
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	花, 花朵
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	花
Shehua	Fu'an	花
	Fuding	花
	Luoyuan	花
	Sanming	花
	Shunchang	花
	Hua'an	花
	Guixi (Zhangping)	花
	Cangnan	花
	Jingning (Hexi)	花
	Lishui	花
	Longyou	花
	Chaozhou	花
	Fengshun	花
Wu	Shanghai	花
	Shanghai (Chongming)	花
	Suzhou	花
	Hangzhou	花
	Ningbo	花
	Wenzhou	花
	Jinhua	花
Xiang	Changsha	花
	Loudi	花
	Shuangfeng	花
	Quanzhou	花

Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

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花兒

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huā'ér

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚㄦˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faa¹ ji⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huā'ér
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚㄦˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hua-ér
  - Wade–Giles: hua¹-êrh²
  - Yale: hwā-ér
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huaerl
  - Palladius: хуаэр (xuaer)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faa¹ ji⁴
  - Yale: fā yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faa¹ ji⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fa¹ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faː⁵⁵ jiː²¹/

Noun

花兒

a style of folk song popular in northwest China, including the provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, and Ningxia (Classifier: 首)