落地生根

Chinese

		to fall to the ground; to land	to take root; to take root; to become established
trad. (落地生根)		落地	生根
simp. ^#(落地生根)		落地	生根

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): luòdìshēnggēn

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄕㄥㄍㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ dei⁶ saang¹ gan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: luòdìshēnggēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄕㄥㄍㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: luòdìshenggen
  - Wade–Giles: lo⁴-ti⁴-shêng¹-kên¹
  - Yale: lwò-dì-shēng-gēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohdihshenggen
  - Palladius: лодишэнгэнь (lodišɛngɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lok⁶ dei⁶ saang¹ gan¹
  - Yale: lohk deih sāang gān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ dei⁶ saang¹ gan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: log⁶ déi⁶ sang¹ gen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² tei̯²² saːŋ⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/

Idiom

落地生根

to settle permanently (after moving to a new city/country)

Noun

落地生根

(botany) air plant; life plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 刀藥／刀药, 銃刀藥／铳刀药, 鼓仔燈／鼓仔灯, 新娘燈／新娘灯, 大疔癀

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