# 花枝
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): huāzhī
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): faa$^1$ zi$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoe-ki / hoa-ki
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: huāzhī
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: huajhih
*** Wade–Giles: hua$^1$-chih$^1$
*** Yale: hwā-jr̄
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huajy
*** Palladius: хуачжи (xuačži)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: huāzhīr
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: huajhihr
*** Wade–Giles: hua$^1$-chih$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: hwā-jīr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huajel
*** Palladius: хуачжир (xuačžir)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: faa$^1$ zi$^1$
*** Yale: fā jī
*** Cantonese Pinyin: faa$^1$ dzi$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fa$^1$ ji$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /faː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoe-ki
*** Tâi-lô: hue-ki
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'ky
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hue³³ ki³³/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hue⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hue⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoa-ki
*** Tâi-lô: hua-ki
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoa'ky
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hua⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

### Noun

花枝
* (literary) flowering branch; spray
* (figuratively) beautiful woman
* (informal) peduncle or pedicel (of an inflorescence or flower)
* cuttlefish (especially as a dish)

#### Synonyms

* (flowering branch): 花莖／花茎 (huājīng), 花稈／花秆 (huāgǎn), 花薹
* (peduncle or pedicel): 花梗 (huāgěng), 花柄 (huābǐng), 花莛, 花薹; (informal) 花莖／花茎 (huājīng), 花稈／花秆 (huāgǎn)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 烏賊, 墨魚, 墨斗魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 墨斗兒魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 烏賊, 花枝, 墨魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 墨斗兒魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 烏魚, 墨斗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 墨魚 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 墨斗兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 墨斗兒魚 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 墨斗兒魚 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 墨斗兒魚 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 烏賊魚, 烏賊 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 蛸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 墨斗兒魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 墨魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 烏賊, 墨魚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 烏賊 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 墨魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 墨魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 墨魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 墨魚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 烏賊魚, 烏賊 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 烏賊魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 墨魚 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 墨魚 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 墨魚 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 墨魚, 木殼 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 墨魚 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 墨魚 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 墨魚 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 墨魚 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 墨魚 |
| Hakka | Zengcheng (Zhengguo) | 墨魚, 墨斗仔 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 墨魚 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 墨魚 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 墨魚 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 墨魚 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 墨斗魚 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 墨斗魚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 墨斗魚, 墨斗 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 墨斗魚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 墨斗魚 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 墨斗魚 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 墨斗 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 烏賊魚, 烏賊 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 烏賊 |
| Jin | Handan | 烏賊 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 墨魚仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 墨魚 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 墨賊 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 墨賊 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 墨賊 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 墨賊 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 墨賊 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 墨賊仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 墨賊仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 墨賊 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 墨賊 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 墨賊仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 墨賊, 墨賊仔, 花枝 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 墨賊仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 墨賊 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 墨賊 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 墨賊, 墨斗, 花枝 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 墨賊, 花枝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 墨斗 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 墨斗 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 墨斗 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 墨賊 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 墨斗 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 墨賊 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 烏賊 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 烏賊 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 烏賊 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 烏賊 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 烏賊, 墨魚 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 烏賊, 墨魚 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 烏賊, 墨魚 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 墨魚 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 墨魚 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 墨魚 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 墨魚 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 烏賊魚 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 烏賊 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 烏賊魚 |
| Wu | Danyang | 烏賊魚 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 烏賊魚, 烏賊 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 烏賊 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 烏賊 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 墨斗魚 |

#### Derived terms

* 花枝兒／花枝儿
* 花枝招展 (huāzhīzhāozhǎn)
* 花枝招顫／花枝招颤
* 花枝招颭／花枝招飐