洪荒之力
Chinese
| primeval chaos; primeval times | 's; him/her/it; this | power; force; strength | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (洪荒之力) | 洪荒 | 之 | 力 | |
| simp. #(洪荒之力) | 洪荒 | 之 | 力 | |
| Literally: “primordial powers”. | ||||
Etymology
Originated from a post-match interview with Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): hónghuāngzhīlì
- (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hung4 fong1 zi1 lik6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hónghuāngzhīlì
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hónghuangjhihlì
- Wade–Giles: hung2-huang1-chih1-li4
- Yale: húng-hwāng-jr̄-lì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hornghuangjylih
- Palladius: хунхуанчжили (xunxuančžili)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hung4 fong1 zi1 lik6
- Yale: hùhng fōng jī lihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: hung4 fong1 dzi1 lik9
- Guangdong Romanization: hung4 fong1 ji1 lig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hʊŋ²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
洪荒之力