Chinese hibiscus

English

Chinese hibiscus

Etymology

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Noun

Chinese hibiscus (plural Chinese hibiscuses)

1. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, native to east Asia.

Synonyms

• (Hibiscus rosa-chinensis): China rose, Chinese rose, Hawaiian hibiscus, shoeblack plant, shoe flower

Translations

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 大紅花 / 大红花 (daai⁶ hung⁴ faa¹)

  Hakka: 大紅花 / 大红花 (thai-fùng-fâ)

  Mandarin: 朱槿 (zh) (zhūjǐn)

  Wu: 朱槿 (¹tsy²cin)

• Dutch: Chinese roos (nl)
• Finnish: kiinanruusu
• French: hibiscus rose de Chine (fr) m
• German: Chinesische Roseneibisch
• Hebrew: הִיבִּיסְקוּס סִינִי
• Hungarian: kínai hibiszkusz (hu)
• Indonesian: bunga raya (id), bunga sepatu (id)
• Khmer: ផ្ការំយោល (phkaarumyool)
• Korean: 부상화(扶桑花) (busanghwa), 불상화(佛桑花) (bulsanghwa)
• Malay: bunga raya (ms)
• Portuguese: graxa-de-estudante f, mimo-de-vênus m, rosa-da-china f
• Spanish: rosa de China f
• Tamil: செம்பருத்தி (ta) (cemparutti)
• Telugu: మందారం (te) (mandāraṁ), మందారము (te) (mandāramu)
• Thai: ชบา (th) (chá-baa)
• Vietnamese: râm bụt (vi), dâm bụt (vi), bông bụp (Southern Vietnam), bông lồng đèn (Southern Vietnam)

References

• Hibiscus rosa-sinensis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hibiscus rosa-sinensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hibiscus rosa-sinensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons