恆河
See also: 恒河
Chinese
| phonetic | river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (恆河/恒河) | 恆/恒 | 河 | |
| simp. (恒河) | 恒 | 河 | |
Etymology
恆 is short for 恆伽 (MC hong gja), from Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā, “Ganges”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Héng Hé
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Héng Hé
- Wade–Giles: Hêng2 Ho2
- Yale: Héng Hé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Herng Her
- Palladius: Хэн Хэ (Xɛn Xɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hang4 ho4
- Yale: hàhng hòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hang4 ho4
- Guangdong Romanization: heng4 ho4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐŋ²¹ hɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hêng-hô
- Tâi-lô: Hîng-hô
- Phofsit Daibuun: henghooi
- IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² ho¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ho²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ hɤ²³/
- (Hokkien)
- Middle Chinese: hong ha
Proper noun
恆河