英皇
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Chinese
flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English |
emperor; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (英皇) | 英 | 皇 | |
| simp. #(英皇) | 英 | 皇 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yinghuáng
- Wade–Giles: ying1-huang2
- Yale: yīng-hwáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inghwang
- Palladius: инхуан (inxuan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jing1 wong4
- Yale: yīng wòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jing1 wong4
- Guangdong Romanization: ying1 wong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: 'jaeng hwang
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ʔ<r>aŋ ʷˤaŋ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*qraŋ ɡʷaːŋ/
Etymology 1
Proper noun
英皇
- Short for 女英 (Nǚyīng) + 娥皇 (Éhuáng): “two daughters of Emperor Yao”.
Etymology 2
Noun
英皇
- (Hong Kong, usually used in compounds) king of the United Kingdom
Synonyms
- 英王 (yīngwáng)