西來花

Chinese

		west	to come	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (西來花)		西	來	花
simp. (西来花)		西	来	花
Literally: “flower from the west”.

Etymology

Used in Shanghainese, where the pronunciation of 蘭／兰 (lán) and 來／来 (lái) merged.

Pronunciation

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shi-le-ho

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• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹shi-le-ho
    • MiniDict: shi^平 le ho
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xi-le-ho
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵⁵ le³³ ho²¹/

Noun

西來花

1. (Shanghainese) Alternative form of 西蘭花 / 西兰花 (“broccoli”)