花稈

Chinese

		flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	stalks of grain
trad. (花稈)		花	稈
simp. (花秆)		花	秆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huāgǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚ ㄍㄢˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoe-koáiⁿ / hoa-kóaⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huāgǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚ ㄍㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huagǎn
    • Wade–Giles: hua¹-kan³
    • Yale: hwā-gǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huagaan
    • Palladius: хуагань (xuaganʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoe-koáiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hue-kuáinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'kvoae
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hue⁴⁴⁻²² kuãi⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoa-kóaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hua-kuánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoa'kvoar
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hua⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁵³/

Noun

花稈

1. a stem that supports a flower or flowers
2. (informal) a peduncle or pedicel (of an inflorescence or flower)

Synonyms

• (flowering stem): 花莖／花茎 (huājīng), 花薹, 花枝 (huāzhī)
• (peduncle or pedicel): 花梗 (huāgěng), 花柄 (huābǐng), 花莛 (huātíng), 花薹; (informal) 花莖／花茎 (huājīng), 花枝 (huāzhī)