# 指甲花
## Chinese

* 指甲花

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhǐjiahuā, zhǐjiǎhuā, zhījiahuā
    (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ, ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄚ, ㄓ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^2$ gaap$^3$ faa$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐjiahuā
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhjiåhua
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^3$-chia$^5$-hua$^1$
*** Yale: jř-jya-hwā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy.jiahua
*** Palladius: чжицзяхуа (čžiczjaxua)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä⁴ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐjiǎhuā [Phonetic: zhíjiǎhuā]
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhjiǎhua
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^3$-chia$^3$-hua$^1$
*** Yale: jř-jyǎ-hwā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyjeahua
*** Palladius: чжицзяхуа (čžiczjaxua)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhījiahuā
*** Zhuyin: ㄓ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhihjiåhua
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^1$-chia$^5$-hua$^1$
*** Yale: jr̄-jya-hwā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy.jiahua
*** Palladius: чжицзяхуа (čžiczjaxua)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä² xu̯ä⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhījiahuār
*** Zhuyin: ㄓ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄚㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhihjiåhuar
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^1$-chia$^5$-hua$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: jr̄-jya-hwār
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy.jiahual
*** Palladius: чжицзяхуар (čžiczjaxuar)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä² xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^2$ gaap$^3$ faa$^1$
*** Yale: jí gaap fā
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^2$ gaap$^8$ faa$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^2$ gab$^3$ fa$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³⁵ kaːp̚³ faː⁵⁵/

#### Noun

指甲花
* (colloquial) garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina)
* henna tree (Lawsonia inermis)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鳳仙花 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 鳳仙花 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 鳳仙花兒, 指甲花兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 鳳仙花, 指甲花 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 指甲草 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 薺薺草兒, 甲桃花兒, 指甲花兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 指甲草, 指甲花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 指甲草兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 圪甲花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 指甲草兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 海央花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 指甲花, 海納 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 雞草子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 海蒳 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 指甲草 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 海納, 指甲草 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 海娜花兒, 指甲花兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 指掐兒花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 指甲花, 鳳仙花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 指甲花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 指甲花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 指甲花, 鳳仙花 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 金門花, 雞毛花, 指甲花, 鳳仙花 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 鳳兒花, 指掐花, 辟蛇草 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 指甲花兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 指丫兒花 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 鳳仙花, 燈盞花, 指甲草 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 指甲花 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 指甲花 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 指甲花 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 指甲花 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 指甲花 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 指甲子花 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 金紅花, 金紅 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 指甲兒 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鳳仙花, 手指甲花 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 指甲花 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 指甲花 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 指甲花 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 指甲花 |
| Hakka | Changting | 指甲花 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 手指甲花 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 指甲花 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 指甲花 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 指甲花 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 鳳仙花 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 手指甲花 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鳳仙花 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鳳仙花 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 鳳仙花 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 手指甲花, 鳳仙花 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 鳳仙花 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鳳仙花 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 指甲花 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 指甲花 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鳳嵌嵌, 指掐花 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 海芽 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 海那 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 手甲花 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 掌甲花 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 金鳳 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 掌甲花, 金鳳 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 金鳳, 掌甲花 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 掌甲花 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 掌甲花, 金鳳, 錦鳳 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 金鳳 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 掌甲花 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 掌甲花 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 掌甲花 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 掌甲花 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 掌甲花 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 鳳仙花 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 掌甲花 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 掌甲花 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 掌甲花 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 掌甲花 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 金鳳花 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鳳仙花, 金鳳花 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 鳳月草 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 指甲花 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 掌甲花 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 指甲花 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 指甲花 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鳳仙花 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 鳳仙花 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 鳳仙花 |
| Wu | Danyang | 鳳牆花 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 鳳仙花 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 滿堂紅 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 指甲花 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 鳳仙花 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 指甲子花 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 鳳仙花 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 鳳仙花 |

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 指甲花 – see 掌甲花. (This term is a variant form of 掌甲花).