鐵樹開花 in Chinese

IPA: /tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰiːt̚³ syː²² hɔːi̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/, /tʰiːt̚³ syː²² hɔːi̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: tiě shùkāi huā [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄨˋ ㄎㄞㄏㄨㄚ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tit³ syu⁶ hoi¹ faa¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tiě shùkāi huā [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tiě shùkai hua [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻieh³ shu⁴-kʻai¹ hua¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tyě shù-kāi hwā [Mandarin, Yale], tiee shuhkai hua [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], те шукай хуа [Mandarin, Palladius], te šukaj xua [Mandarin, Palladius], tit syuh hōi fā [Cantonese, Yale], tit⁸ sy⁶ hoi¹ faa¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tid³ xu⁶ hoi¹ fa¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the fact that king sago palm rarely blossoms, which is especially true if the plant was cultivated outside of tropical areas. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 鐵樹開花

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  "etymology_text": "From the fact that king sago palm rarely blossoms, which is especially true if the plant was cultivated outside of tropical areas.",
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      "glosses": [
        "extremely rare or hard to succeed"
      ],
      "id": "en-鐵樹開花-zh-phrase-TOl-wAfe",
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        [
          "rare",
          "rare"
        ],
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        ],
        [
          "succeed",
          "succeed"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "king sago palm"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiě shùkāi huā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄨˋ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tit³ syu⁶ hoi¹ faa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiě shùkāi huā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiě shùkai hua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻieh³ shu⁴-kʻai¹ hua¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tyě shù-kāi hwā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiee shuhkai hua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "те шукай хуа"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "te šukaj xua"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tit syuh hōi fā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tit⁸ sy⁶ hoi¹ faa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tid³ xu⁶ hoi¹ fa¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːt̚³ syː²² hɔːi̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːt̚³ syː²² hɔːi̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "鐵樹開花"
}

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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "extremely rare or hard to succeed"
      ],
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        [
          "extreme",
          "extreme"
        ],
        [
          "rare",
          "rare"
        ],
        [
          "hard",
          "hard"
        ],
        [
          "succeed",
          "succeed"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "king sago palm"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiě shùkāi huā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄨˋ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tit³ syu⁶ hoi¹ faa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiě shùkāi huā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiě shùkai hua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻieh³ shu⁴-kʻai¹ hua¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tyě shù-kāi hwā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tiee shuhkai hua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "те шукай хуа"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "te šukaj xua"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tit syuh hōi fā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tit⁸ sy⁶ hoi¹ faa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tid³ xu⁶ hoi¹ fa¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːt̚³ syː²² hɔːi̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːt̚³ syː²² hɔːi̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "鐵樹開花"
}

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"鐵樹開花" meaning in Chinese

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