西蘭花

See also: 西兰花

Chinese

		west	orchid, especially cymbidium
trad. (西蘭花)		西	蘭花
simp. (西兰花)		西	兰花
alternative forms		西藍花／西蓝花 西來花／西来花 Wu
Literally: “western orchid”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīlánhuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄌㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sai¹ laan⁴ faa¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhai¹ lan³ fa¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shi-le-ho

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīlánhuā
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄌㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: silánhua
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-lan²-hua¹
    • Yale: syī-lán-hwā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shilanhua
    • Palladius: силаньхуа (silanʹxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ län³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai¹ laan⁴ faa¹
    • Yale: sāi làahn fā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ laan⁴ faa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ lan⁴ fa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ laːn²¹ faː⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhai¹ lan³ fa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬai³³ lan²² fa³³/
• 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

西蘭花

1. (chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore) broccoli

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 西蘭花 (“broccoli”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		西蘭花 Mainland China, 青花菜 Taiwan
Taxonomic name		青花菜
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	青花菜, 綠菜花, 綠花菜, 綠花椰菜
	Malaysia	西蘭花
	Singapore	西蘭花
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	綠菜花
Cantonese	Guangzhou	西蘭花
	Hong Kong	西蘭花
	Taishan	西蘭花
Hakka	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	西蘭花
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	青花菜
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	青花菜
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	青花菜
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	青花菜
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	青花菜
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	青花菜
Southern Min	Tainan	青菜花
	Penang (Hokkien)	芥藍菜花, 芥藍花
	Singapore (Hokkien)	芥藍花
Wu	Shanghai	西蘭花
	Wenzhou	綠花菜