螢光

See also: 萤光 and 蛍光

Chinese

		firefly	light; ray; bright
trad. (螢光)		螢	光
simp. (萤光)		萤	光
alternative forms		熒光／荧光

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yíngguāng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ gwong¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): êng-kng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yíngguāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yíngguang
  - Wade–Giles: ying²-kuang¹
  - Yale: yíng-gwāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yngguang
  - Palladius: ингуан (inguan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    熒光 / 荧光
    萤光
    螢光 / 萤光
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jing⁴ gwong¹
  - Yale: yìhng gwōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ gwong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying⁴ guong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    熒光 / 荧光
    螢光 / 萤光
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: êng-kng
  - Tâi-lô: îng-kng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: engk'ngf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kŋ̍³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ¹³⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ²³⁻³³ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

Noun

螢光

light from fireflies; dim light
(chiefly Taiwan, physics) fluorescence
(chiefly Taiwan) fluorescent light

Derived terms

螢光劑 / 萤光剂
螢光幕 / 萤光幕 (yíngguāngmù)
螢光板 / 萤光板
螢光棒 / 萤光棒 (yíngguāngbàng)
螢光燈 / 萤光灯 (yíngguāngdēng)
螢光石 / 萤光石
螢光筆 / 萤光笔 (yíngguāngbǐ)
螢光粉 / 萤光粉
螢光素 / 萤光素
螢光素酶 / 萤光素酶
螢光體 / 萤光体
螢光魚 / 萤光鱼

Japanese

Kanji in this term
螢	光
けい Hyōgai	こう Grade: 2
kan'on	on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 螢光 – see the following entry.

【蛍光けいこう】

[noun] the light of a firefly

[noun] (physics) fluorescence

(This term, 螢光, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
螢	光

Noun

螢光 • (hyeonggwang) (hangeul 형광)

hanja form^? of 형광 (“the light of a firefly; (physics) fluorescence”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
螢	光

Noun

螢光

chữ Hán form of huỳnh quang (“fluorescence”)