胡粉

Chinese

		barbarian; recklessly; surname	dust; powder
trad. (胡粉)		胡	粉
simp. ^#(胡粉)		胡	粉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): húfěn

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄈㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁴ fan²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: húfěn
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄈㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: húfěn
  - Wade–Giles: hu²-fên³
  - Yale: hú-fěn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwufeen
  - Palladius: хуфэнь (xufɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu⁴ fan²
  - Yale: wùh fán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁴ fan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: wu⁴ fen²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː²¹ fɐn³⁵/

Noun

胡粉

white lead powder (used in makeup or wall paint)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
胡	粉
こう Jinmeiyō	ふん Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

胡(ご) (go, “barbarian, foreign”) + 粉(ふん) (fun, “flour, powder, dust”)

Noun

胡粉(ごふん) • (gofun)

white lead powder (used in makeup or wall paint), powdered calcium carbonate