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Chinese

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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)
 
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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  • (vase):

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Proper noun

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花瓶

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

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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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

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Noun

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()(びん) (kabinくわびん (kwabin)?

  1. (flower) vase
Usage notes
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Most common reading.

Etymology 2

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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 .

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Noun

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()(へい) (kaheiくわへい (kwafei)?

  1. (rare) (flower) vase

Etymology 3

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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).

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(はな)(がめ) (hanagame

  1. (flower) vase