花和尚

花和尚

Chinese

		flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	preceptor; high priest; head monk preceptor; high priest; head monk; any Buddhist monk
trad. (花和尚/花和尙)		花	和尚/和尙
simp. (花和尚)		花	和尚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huāhéshàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄤˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): faa¹ wo⁴ soeng^6-2

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): fa¹ vo³ siang^5*

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: huāhéshàng → huāhéshang (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄤˋ → ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huaher.shanq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huahéshång
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xwä⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/ → /xwä⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʂɑŋ³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: faa¹ wo⁴ soeng^6-2
    • Yale: fā wòh séung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faa¹ wo⁴ soeng^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: fa¹ wo⁴ sêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fäː⁵⁵ wɔː²¹ sœ̽ːŋ²²⁻³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: fa¹ vo³ siang^5*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fa³³ vᵘɔ²² siaŋ³²⁻³²⁵/

Noun

花和尚

1. (Buddhism) monk who does not follow Buddhist commandments