康乃馨
Chinese
peaceful; spongy (of radishes) | to be; thus; so to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon | fragrant | ||
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trad. (康乃馨) | 康 | 乃 | 馨 | |
simp. #(康乃馨) | 康 | 乃 | 馨 |
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康乃馨
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English carnation. For Taiwanese Hakka khà-né-siòng, via Japanese カーネーション (kānēshon).
Pronunciation
Noun
康乃馨
- carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (flower)
Synonyms
- (Min Nan) 剪絨花/剪绒花 (chián-jiông-hoe), 剪絨仔花/剪绒仔花 (chián-jiông-á-hoe)