霓虹

霓虹

1. rainbow

• 虹霓 (hóngní)

Phono-semantic matching of English neon via Shanghainese. For Taiwanese Hokkien ne-óng, via Japanese ネオン (neon).

霓虹

1. neon
2. neon light; neon lamp
   • 2001, “布魯斯的暗暝”, 魏寧 (lyrics)‎performed by 白冰冰:

     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”, 李岩修 (lyrics), 徐嘉良 (music)‎performed by 蘇路 and 陳文山:

     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

   • 2018, “再會啦！家己”, 十方 (lyrics), 曹俊鴻 (music)‎performed by 許富凱:

     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

   • 2020, “這樣好嗎”, 韋禮安 (lyrics), 韋禮安, 江尚謙, and 黃耀圻 (music)‎performed by 韋禮安:

     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

• (neon): (chemistry) 氖 (nǎi)

Phono-semantic matching from Japanese 日(に)本(ほん) (Nihon).

霓虹

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