鉛華

Chinese

		lead (metal)	flowery; flourishing; magnificent flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain
trad. (鉛華)		鉛	華
simp. (铅华)		铅	华

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiānhuá

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiānhuá
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cianhuá
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-hua²
    • Yale: chyān-hwá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianhwa
    • Palladius: цяньхуа (cjanʹxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: ywen xwae

Rime
Character	鉛	華
Reading #	1/1	2/3
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	仙 (78)	麻 (99)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	與專切	呼瓜切
Baxter	ywen	xwae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jiuᴇn/	/hˠua/
Pan Wuyun	/jʷiɛn/	/hʷᵚa/
Shao Rongfen	/juæn/	/xua/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jwian/	/hwaɨ/
Li Rong	/iuɛn/	/xua/
Wang Li	/jĭwɛn/	/xwa/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯wɛn/	/xwa/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuán	huā
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyun4	faa1

Noun

鉛華

1. (historical, of women) face powder; ceruse

   不施鉛華／不施铅华  ―  bù shī qiānhuá  ―  to wear no cosmetics – to show the essence of beauty

   • 延頸秀項，皓質呈露。芳澤無加，鉛華弗御。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     延颈秀项，皓质呈露。芳泽无加，铅华弗御。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 223, Cao Zhi (曹植),《洛神賦》, translated by Burton Watson

     Yán jǐng xiù xiàng, hàozhì chénglù. Fāngzé wú jiā, qiānhuá fú yù. [Pinyin]

     At her slim throat and curving neck, the pale flesh lies open to view, no scented ointments overlaying it, no coat of leaden powder applied.

2. (poetic) beauty and youth of a lass

   • 生長舊院之中，迎送長橋之上，鉛華未謝，丰韻猶存。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     生长旧院之中，迎送长桥之上，铅华未谢，丰韵犹存。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1699, Kong Shangren (孔尚任),《桃花扇》

     Shēngzhǎng jiùyuàn zhīzhōng, yíngsòng chángqiáo zhīshàng, qiānhuá wèi xiè, fēngyùn yóu cún. [Pinyin]

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3. (figuratively) showiness; meretricious; superficialities

   Synonym: 浮華 / 浮华 (fúhuá)

Derived terms

• 洗淨鉛華 / 洗净铅华