鴻溝
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Chinese
| wild goose wild geese |
ditch(es) canal(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鴻溝) | 鴻 | 溝 | |
| simp. (鸿沟) | 鸿 | 沟 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hung4 kau1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hông-kau
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6ghon-keu1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hónggou
- Wade–Giles: hung2-kou1
- Yale: húng-gōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hornggou
- Palladius: хунгоу (xungou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xʊŋ³⁵ koʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hónggou
- Wade–Giles: Hung2-kou1
- Yale: Húng-gōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hornggou
- Palladius: Хунгоу (Xungou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xʊŋ³⁵ koʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hung4 kau1
- Yale: hùhng kāu
- Cantonese Pinyin: hung4 kau1
- Guangdong Romanization: hung4 keo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hʊŋ²¹ kʰɐu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
鴻溝
Proper noun
鴻溝
- Honggou (canal in ancient China that divided the states of Chu and Han)