臘梅

See also: 腊梅

Chinese

		12th month of Chinese calendar; preserved (meat)	plum flower
trad. (臘梅)		臘	梅
simp. (腊梅)		腊	梅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): làméi

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸laq-me

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• 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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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁸laq-me
    • MiniDict: lah^入 me
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵laq-me
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /laʔ¹¹ me²³/

Noun

臘梅

1. wintersweet

Synonyms

• 蠟梅
• 臘梅花

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臘	梅
ろう Hyōgaiji	ばい Grade: 4
on’yomi	kan’on

Alternative spelling
臘梅 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Lit. twelfth month plum, 臘(ろう) (rō, “twelfth month”) + 梅(ばい) (bai, “plum”)

Noun

臘(ろう)梅(ばい) • (rōbai) 

1. Synonym of 蝋梅 (rōbai, “wintersweet, Chimonanthus praecox”)