虹口
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Chinese
| rainbow | mouth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (虹口) |
虹 | 口 | |
Etymology
A variation of earlier 洪口 (Hóngkǒu).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hóngkǒu
- Wade–Giles: Hung2-kʻou3
- Yale: Húng-kǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Horngkoou
- Palladius: Хункоу (Xunkou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xʊŋ³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hung4 hau2
- Yale: hùhng háu
- Cantonese Pinyin: hung4 hau2
- Guangdong Romanization: hung4 heo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hʊŋ²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Proper noun
虹口
- (～區) Hongkou (a district of Shanghai, China)
- (～港) Hongkou Creek (a river in Shanghai, China)
- Synonym: 洪口 (Hóngkǒu) (obsolete)