金銀花

金銀花

See also: 金银花

Chinese

		gold and silver	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (金銀花)		金銀	花
simp. (金银花)		金银	花

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnyínhuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ ngan⁴ faa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jīnyínhuā
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinynhua
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ in³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ ngan⁴ faa¹
    • Yale: gām ngàhn fā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ ngan⁴ faa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ ngen⁴ fa¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ ŋɐn²¹ fäː⁵⁵/

Noun

金銀花

1. Japanese honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica

Synonyms

• 忍冬 (rěndōng)

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Japanese

金銀花 (kinginka): the Japanese honeysuckle.

Kanji in this term
金	銀	花
きん Grade: 1	ぎん Grade: 3	か Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese. Literally “gold silver flower”. Compare modern Chinese 金銀花／金银花 (jīnyínhuā).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) きんぎ​んか [kìńgíꜜǹkà] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [kʲĩŋʲɡʲĩŋka̠]

Noun

金銀花 (hiragana きんぎんか, rōmaji kinginka)

1. (rare) the Japanese honeysuckle plant, Lonicera japonica.
2. the flower of the Japanese honeysuckle

Usage notes

More commonly called スイカズラ (​suikazura) in Japanese.[1][2]

Synonyms

• 忍冬 (スイカズラ, ​suikazura; にんどう, ​nindō)
• 吸い葛 (すいかずら, ​suikazura)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN