樹上開花

樹上開花

Chinese

		tree	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	open; operate (vehicle); start	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (樹上開花)		樹	上	開	花
simp. (树上开花)		树	上	开	花

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shùshàngkāihuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syu⁶ soeng⁶ hoi¹ faa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shùshàngkāihuā
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuhshanqkaihua
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: syu⁶ soeng⁶ hoi¹ faa¹
    • Yale: syuh seuhng hōi fā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sy⁶ soeng⁶ hoi¹ faa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xu⁶ sêng⁶ hoi¹ fa¹
    • IPA ^(key): /ʃyː²² sœ̽ːŋ²² hɔːy̯⁵⁵ fäː⁵⁵/

Idiom

樹上開花

1. to deck the tree with false blossoms; to make something of no value appear valuable