夾竹桃

See also: 夹竹桃

Chinese
 
hold between; clip; lined
hold between; clip; lined; narrow lane; folder; to press from both sides; to place in between
 bamboo peach
trad. (夾竹桃) 夾 竹 桃
simp. (夹竹桃) 夹 竹 桃

Etymology

From its shape; the stem resembles that of bamboo but the flower resembles a peach blossom.

Pronunciation

Noun

夾竹桃

  1. oleander
  2. Alternative name for 鳳仙花／凤仙花 (fèngxiānhuā, “balsam”).

Japanese
Kanji in this term
夾 竹 桃
きょう
Hyōgaiji		 ちく
Grade: 1		 とう
Grade: S
goon on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
キョウチクトウ

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きょーちくとー [kyòóchíkútóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [kʲo̞ːt͡ɕi̥kɯ̟ᵝto̞ː]

Noun

夾(きょう)竹(ちく)桃(とう) • (kyōchikutō) ←けふちくたう (kefutikutau)?

  1. oleander

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as キョウチクトウ.

References
  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
夾竹桃

Noun

夾竹桃 • (hyeopjukdo) (hangeul 협죽도)

  1. Hanja form? of 협죽도.
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