洪聖
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Chinese
| flood | holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (洪聖) | 洪 | 聖 | |
| simp. (洪圣) | 洪 | 圣 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hóngshèng
- Wade–Giles: Hung2-shêng4
- Yale: Húng-shèng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Horngshenq
- Palladius: Хуншэн (Xunšɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xʊŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hung4 sing3
- Yale: hùhng sing
- Cantonese Pinyin: hung4 sing3
- Guangdong Romanization: hung4 xing3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hʊŋ²¹ sɪŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
洪聖
- (religion) Hung Shing (a Chinese folk religion deity worshipped in Hong Kong and Guangdong)