炎黃
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See also: 炎黄
Chinese
| flame; inflammation; ‑itis | yellow | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (炎黃) | 炎 | 黃 | |
| simp. (炎黄) | 炎 | 黄 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yánhuáng
- Wade–Giles: Yen2-huang2
- Yale: Yán-hwáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yanhwang
- Palladius: Яньхуан (Janʹxuan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jim4 wong4
- Yale: yìhm wòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jim4 wong4
- Guangdong Romanization: yim4 wong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːm²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/
- Homophones:
炎黃／炎黄
閻王／阎王
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: hjem hwang
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ʷ(r)am N-kʷˤaŋ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɦlam ɡʷaːŋ/
Proper noun
炎黃
- Yan Emperor and Yellow Emperor (two legendary rulers of pre-dynastic China)
Noun
炎黃
- (figurative) ancestors of the Chinese nation