花瓶
Chinese
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Pronunciation
Noun
花瓶
- vase
- (figurative, derogatory) any similarly attractive but useless thing, something "purely decorative"
- (figurative, derogatory) "pretty face": a person who is pretty but otherwise useless, particularly (drama) a young and attractive but untalented actress
Synonyms
- (vase):
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (花瓶):
- → Japanese: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Proper noun
花瓶
- (~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 | |
|---|---|
| 花 | 瓶 |
| か Grade: 1 |
びん Grade: S |
| kan’on | tōon |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 花甁 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 花 (MC xwae) and 瓶 (bin, “jar”).
Usage notes
Most common reading.
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 花 | 瓶 |
| か 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 瓶.
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