花瓶

Chinese

 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
bottle; (a measure word); vase
bottle; (a measure word); vase; pitcher
trad. (花瓶)
simp. #(花瓶)

Pronunciation


Noun

花瓶

  1. vase
    花瓶 [MSC, trad.]
    花瓶 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ bǎ huāpíngr gěi zòu le. [Pinyin]
    I broke the vase.
  2. (figurative, derogatory) any similarly attractive but useless thing, something "purely decorative"
  3. (figurative, derogatory) "pretty face": a person who is pretty but otherwise useless, particularly (drama) a young and attractive but untalented actress

Synonyms

  • (vase):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (花瓶):
  • Japanese: ()(びん) (kabin)

Proper noun

花瓶

  1. (~嶼) Huaping Islet, a pinnacle in the East China Sea administered by Zhongzheng, Keelung, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
びん
Grade: S
kan’on tōon
Alternative spelling
花甁 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese (MC xwae) and (びん) (bin, jar).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) びん [kàbíń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠bʲĩɴ]

Noun

()(びん) • (kabin) くわびん (kwabin)?

  1. (flower) vase
Usage notes

Most common reading.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
へい
Grade: S
kan’on
Alternative spelling
花甁 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 花瓶 (MC xwae beng), using kan'on for the reading of .

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) へー [kàhéé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠he̞ː]

Noun

()(へい) • (kahei) くわへい (kwafei)?

  1. (rare) (flower) vase

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
はな
Grade: 1
かめ > がめ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
花甁 (kyūjitai)

Compound of (はな) (hana, flower) + (かめ) (kame, earthenware pot). The kame changes to game as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がめ [hànáꜜgàmè] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ha̠na̠ɡa̠me̞]

Noun

(はな)(がめ) • (hanagame) 

  1. (flower) vase
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