江夏黃
Chinese
| yellow | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (江夏黃) | 江夏 | 黃 | |
| simp. (江夏黄) | 江夏 | 黄 | |
| alternative forms | 江下黃／江下黄 | ||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gong1 haa6 wong4
- Yale: gōng hah wòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gong1 haa6 wong4
- Guangdong Romanization: gong1 ha6 wong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɔːŋ⁵⁵ haː²² wɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
江夏黃
Usage notes
The surnames 黃／黄 and 王 are homophones in Cantonese, so 江夏黃／江夏黄 (or 大肚黃／大肚黄) and 三畫王／三画王 (saam1 waak6 wong4) are used to distinguish the two surnames.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 草頭黃 (“the surname 黃”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 大肚黃 |
| Nanning (Wuming) | 大肚黃 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 草頭黃 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大肚黃 |
| Hong Kong | 大肚黃, 江夏黃 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 草頭黃 |
| Pengze | 草頭黃 | |
| Pingxiang | 草頭黃, 共田八 | |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 大肚黃, 草頭黃, 井田黃 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 大肚黃 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 大肚黃 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 大腹黃, 草頭黃 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 大肚黃 |
| Wu | Danyang | 共田黃 |
| Jinhua | 大肚黃, 草頭黃 |