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花兒

简花儿 · 繁花兒

Mandarin · pinyin huā ér#

style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia
Classifier: 首 shǒu

Mandarin · pinyin huā r#

erhua variant of 花 huā

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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1–2 · hua1 er2

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noun

(diminutive, form-of) Diminutive of 花 (huā, “flower”).
Diminutive of 花 (huā, “flower”). — (Mandarin, Jin) erhua form of 花 (huā, “flower”)
(Mandarin) erhua form of 花 (huā, “pattern”)
(Mandarin) erhua form of 花 (huā, “smallpox”)

noun

a style of folk song popular in northwest China, including the provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, and Ningxia (Classifier: 首)

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