槐花

Cantonese · source Jyutpingwaai4 faa1

Meanings

  1. flower of the Pagoda tree
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Same syllable, six tones

waai歪waai1askewwaai2—waai3—怀waai4bosomwaai5—坏waai6bad
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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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: huai2 hua1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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noun

  1. flower of Styphnolobium japonicum (syn. Sophora japonica, pagoda tree or Chinese scholar tree) (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to arrest bleeding.)

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Exact source record & identity槐花 槐花 [huai2 hua1] {waai4 faa1} /flower of the Pagoda tree/

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