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大丽花

dà lì huādictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
dahlia (loanword)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-933472818ae16357. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

大麗花 大丽花 [da4 li4 hua1] /dahlia (loanword)/

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Other forms in these source records: 大麗花

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 丽
    lí

    used in place names, notably 高麗|高丽[Gāo lí] and 麗水|丽水[Lí shuǐ]

    lì

    beautiful

  • 花
    huā

    flower / blossom / CL:朵[duǒ],支[zhī],束[shù],把[bǎ],盆[pén],簇[cù] / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful / also pr. [wěi]

    Huā

    surname Hua

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