洪洞
Chinese
| flood | cave; hole | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (洪洞) |
洪 | 洞 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Hóngtóng
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hóngtóng
- Wade–Giles: Hung2-tʻung2
- Yale: Húng-túng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Horngtorng
- Palladius: Хунтун (Xuntun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xʊŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Note: The correct pronunciation in Mandarin is Hóngtóng, not Hóngdòng. Less advanced pinyin input applications may not recognise this pronunciation.
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hung4 tung4
- Yale: hùhng tùhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: hung4 tung4
- Guangdong Romanization: hung4 tung4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hʊŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
洪洞
Descendants
- → English: Hongtong