夾竹桃

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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāzhútáo, jiázhútáo, jiàzhútáo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ, ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ, ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ zuk¹ tou⁴
Min Nan (POJ): kiap-tek-thô

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiāzhútáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiajwutaur
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiázhútáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyajwutaur
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiàzhútáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiahjwutaur
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaap³ zuk¹ tou⁴
  - Yale: gaap jūk tòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ dzuk⁷ tou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gab³ zug¹ tou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /käːp̚³ t͡sʊk̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiap-tek-thô
  - Tâi-lô: kiap-tik-thô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiapdektooi
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiap̚³²⁻⁴ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰo²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiap̚³²⁻⁴ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰɤ²³/

Noun

夾竹桃

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

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