西來花

Chinese
west to come
 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (西來花) 西 來 花
simp. (西来花) 西 来 花
Literally: “flower from the west”.

Etymology

Used in Shanghainese, where the pronunciation of 蘭／兰 (lán) and 來／来 (lái) merged.

Pronunciation

  • Wu
    • (Shanghainese)
      • Wugniu: 1shi-le-ho
      • Wiktionary Romanisation: 1xi-le-ho
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ le³³ ho²¹/

Noun

西來花

  1. (Shanghainese) Alternative form of 西蘭花／西兰花 (“broccoli”)
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