夾竹桃

夾竹桃

Chinese

		hold between; clip; lined hold between; clip; lined; narrow lane; folder; to press from both sides; to place in between	bamboo	peach
trad. (夾竹桃)		夾	竹	桃
simp. (夹竹桃)		夹	竹	桃

Etymology

From its shape; the stem resembles that of bamboo but the flower resembles a peach blossom.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāzhútáo, jiázhútáo, jiàzhútáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ, ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ, ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ zuk¹ tou⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): kiap-tek-thô

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiāzhútáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiajwutaur
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiázhútáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyajwutaur
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiàzhútáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiahjwutaur
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaap³ zuk¹ tou⁴
    • Yale: gaap jūk tòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ dzuk⁷ tou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gab³ zug¹ tou⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /käːp̚³ t͡sʊk̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiap-tek-thô
    • Tâi-lô: kiap-tik-thô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiapdektooi
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiap̚³²⁻⁴ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰo²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiap̚³²⁻⁴ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰɤ²³/

Noun

夾竹桃

1. oleander
2. Alternative name for 鳳仙花／凤仙花 (fèngxiānhuā, “balsam”).