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Chinese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
霓虹
- rainbow
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Phono-semantic matching of English neon via Shanghainese. For Taiwanese Hokkien ne-óng, via Japanese ネオン (neon).
Pronunciation
Noun
霓虹
- neon
- neon light; neon lamp
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無情城市 霓虹閃熾 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
无情城市 霓虹闪炽 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- bô-chêng siâⁿ-chhī, nê-hông siám-sih [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2009, “癡情有啥意義 [Infatuation Is Nothing]”, 李岩修 (lyrics), 徐嘉良 (music)performed by 蘇路 [Su Lu] and 陳文山 [Chen Wenshan]:
七彩霓虹閃爍 照出阮心傷悲 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
七彩霓虹闪烁 照出阮心伤悲 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- chhit-chhái nî-hông siám-sih, chiò chhut gún sim siong-pi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- The colourful neon lights are flashing, exposing the sorrows in my heart
2016, 鄭喬安 (lyrics and music), “38舞”performed by 丁姵均:
霓虹閃爍的夜都市 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
霓虹闪烁的夜都市 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- nê-âng siám-sih ê iā to͘-chhī [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- A city at night with neon lights flashing
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遺憾就當作往事中的霓虹 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
遗憾就当作往事中的霓虹 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- ûi-hām tiō tòng-chòe óng-sū tiong ê ne-óng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Just treat regrets as neon lights in the past
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城市霓虹不到六點半就不安 [MSC, trad.]
城市霓虹不到六点半就不安 [MSC, simp.]- chéngshì níhóng bù dào liù diǎn bàn jiù bù'ān
- The neon lights in the city, before it is 6:30, are already restless
Synonyms
- (neon): (chemistry) 氖 (nǎi)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Phono-semantic matching from Japanese 日本 (Nihon).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
霓虹
- (～國) (Internet slang) Japan
Synonyms
- 11區 / 11区 (shíyī-qū) (Internet slang)
- 倭 (historical, now pejorative)
- 日 (abbreviation)
- 日本 (Rìběn)
- 日本國 / 日本国 (Rìběnguó) (official)
- 東洋 / 东洋 (Dōngyáng) (archaic)
- 東瀛 / 东瀛 (Dōngyíng) (literary, poetic)
- 立本 (lìběn) (internet slang)
- 鄉下 / 乡下 (hoeng1 haa6-2) (Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous)
Derived terms