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掌甲花

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: zeng2 gah4 huê1
POJ: tsúrng-kah-hue
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina)
掌甲花

The page also lists a Taiwanese-Hokkien-specific 'nail polish' sense; it is not fully certain which sense the given Teochew reading corresponds to, so the broader Min-dialect 'garden balsam' plant sense was used.

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