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印花

Cantonese · source Jyutpingjan3 faa1

(noun) (of coupon) Stamp; (adjective) (of textile) 1. Floral-print; (verb)
Print with flower

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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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jan33 · mid levelfaa11 · high level

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Same syllable, six tones

jan因jan1cause 隐jan2secret 印jan3to print 人jan4man 引jan5to seduce or tempt 孕jan6pregnant

faa花faa1flowerfaa2—化faa3to make intofaa4—faa5—faa6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

印花

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CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

印花 yìn huā CC-CEDICT · Mandarintax stamp; to print a pattern or design on fabric

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: yin4hua1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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jan3 faa1

Cantonese word readings for 印花. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

noun

tax stamp
(regional) postage stamp
(Hong Kong) stamp or sticker collected for redeeming a product or service (Classifier: 個／个 c)

verb

to print textiles

adj

(attributive) printed with color patterns

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