Jiangxia | yellow | ||
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trad. (江夏黃) | 江夏 | 黃 | |
simp. (江夏黄) | 江夏 | 黄 | |
alternative forms | 江下黃/江下黄 |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
江夏黃
The surnames 黃/黄 and 王 are homophones in Cantonese, so 江夏黃/江夏黄 (or 大肚黃/大肚黄) and 三畫王/三画王 (saam1 waak6 wong4) are used to distinguish the two surnames.
Variety | Location | Words |
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Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 大肚黃 |
Nanning (Wuming) | 大肚黃 | |
Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 草頭黃 |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大肚黃 |
Hong Kong | 大肚黃, 江夏黃 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 草頭黃 |
Pengze | 草頭黃 | |
Pingxiang | 草頭黃, 共田八 | |
Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 大肚黃, 草頭黃, 井田黃 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 大肚黃 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 大肚黃 | |
Northern Min | Jian'ou | 大腹黃, 草頭黃 |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 大肚黃 |
Wu | Danyang | 共田黃 |
Jinhua | 大肚黃, 草頭黃 |