樹上開花

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Chinese

		tree	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	open; operate (vehicle); start	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (樹上開花)		樹	上	開	花
simp. (树上开花)		树	上	开	花

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shùshàngkāihuā

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄞㄏㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syu⁶ soeng⁶ hoi¹ faa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shùshàngkāihuā
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄞㄏㄨㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shùshàngkaihua
  - Wade–Giles: shu⁴-shang⁴-kʻai¹-hua¹
  - Yale: shù-shàng-kāi-hwā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuhshanqkaihua
  - Palladius: шушанкайхуа (šušankajxua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: syu⁶ soeng⁶ hoi¹ faa¹
  - Yale: syuh seuhng hōi fā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sy⁶ soeng⁶ hoi¹ faa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xu⁶ sêng⁶ hoi¹ fa¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /syː²² sœːŋ²² hɔːi̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

Idiom

樹上開花

to deck the tree with false blossoms; to make something of no value appear valuable

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