女兒紅

See also: 女儿红

Chinese

		daughter; woman	red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
trad. (女兒紅)		女兒	紅
simp. (女儿红)		女儿	红

Etymology

In the Jiangnan area, this type of wine was traditionally brewed and buried when a daughter is born and was taken out at the daughter's wedding banquet.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nǚ'érhóng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi⁵ ji⁴ hung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nǚ'érhóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔ-érhóng
  - Wade–Giles: nü³-êrh²-hung²
  - Yale: nyǔ-ér-húng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuerlhorng
  - Palladius: нюйэрхун (njujɛrxun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: neoi⁵ ji⁴ hung⁴
  - Yale: néuih yìh hùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noey⁵ ji⁴ hung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: nêu⁵ yi⁴ hung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³ jiː²¹ hʊŋ²¹/

Noun

女兒紅

nu'erhong (a type of Shaoxing wine)

Synonyms

女兒酒／女儿酒