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雄黃

雄黃

See also: 雄黄

Chinese

		heroic; male	yellow; sulfur; erotic yellow; sulfur; erotic; (surname)
trad. (雄黃)		雄	黃
simp. (雄黄)		雄	黄

Noun

雄黃

realgar, an arsenic sulfide

Derived terms

雄黃酒／雄黄酒 (xiónghuángjiǔ)

Etymology

From Chinese 雄 ("manly") + 黃 ("yellow"), for the yellow powder formed as pararealgar and distinguished from 雌黃 ("orpiment", lit. "feminine yellow")

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiónghuáng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ wong⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hîn-hông / hîm-hông / hiông-hông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiónghuáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyonghwang
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung⁴ wong⁴
  - Yale: hùhng wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ wong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hîn-hông
  - Tâi-lô: hîn-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hinhoong
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hin²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hin²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hin²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hîm-hông
  - Tâi-lô: hîm-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: himhoong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /him²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /him¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiông-hông
  - Tâi-lô: hiông-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hionghoong
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/