蠟梅

See also: 蜡梅

Chinese

		candle; wax	plum flower
trad. (蠟梅)		蠟	梅
simp. (蜡梅)		蜡	梅
alternative forms		臘梅／腊梅

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): làméi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): laap⁶ mui⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): la̍h-mûi
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸laq-me₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: làméi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: làméi
  - Wade–Giles: la⁴-mei²
  - Yale: là-méi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lahmei
  - Palladius: ламэй (lamɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lä⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    臘梅 / 腊梅
    蠟梅 / 蜡梅
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: laap⁶ mui⁴
  - Yale: laahp mùih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laap⁹ mui⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lab⁶ mui⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːp̚² muːi̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: la̍h-mûi
  - Tâi-lô: la̍h-muî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: laqmuii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /la(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ muĩ²⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸laq-me₆
  - MiniDict: lah^入 me^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵laq-me₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /laʔ¹¹ me²³/

Noun

蠟梅

wintersweet (shrub or flower)

Synonyms

(flower): 蠟梅花／蜡梅花 (làméihuā)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蠟	梅
ろう Jinmeiyō	ばい Grade: 4
on'yomi	kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 蠟梅 – see the following entry.

【蝋梅ろうばい】

[noun] wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox)

Alternative spellings
臘梅, ロウバイ

(This term, 蠟梅, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)