紅木

See also: 红木

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	tree; wood
trad. (紅木)		紅	木
simp. (红木)		红	木
Literally: “red wood”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hóngmù

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ muk⁶
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ang² borh⁷
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ghon-moq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hóngmù
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hóngmù
  - Wade–Giles: hung²-mu⁴
  - Yale: húng-mù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngmuh
  - Palladius: хунму (xunmu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ mu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung⁴ muk⁶
  - Yale: hùhng muhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ muk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ mug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ mʊk̚²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ang² borh⁷ [Phonetic: ang⁵ morh⁷]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: áng-bo̤̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^(p-)mɒʔ⁴/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ang² borh⁷ [Phonetic: ang⁵ morh⁷]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^(p-)mɒʔ⁴/
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ang² borh⁷ [Phonetic: ang⁵ borh⁷]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: áng-bo̤̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ pɒʔ⁴/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ang² borh⁷ [Phonetic: ang⁵ borh⁷]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ pɒʔ⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ghon-moq
  - MiniDict: ghon^去 moh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhon-moq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦoŋ²² moʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

紅木

Any tropical hardwood whose wood is reddish in color, used to make Chinese furniture and musical instruments.

See also

紫檀 (zǐtán)
花梨木 (huālímù)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
紅	木
こう Grade: 6	き Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Noun

紅(こう)木(き) or 紅木(コウキ) • (kōki)

red sandalwood, Pterocarpus santalinus
Synonym: 紫檀 (shitan)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
紅	木
べに(の) Grade: 6	き Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Noun

紅木(べにのき) • (beni no ki)

alternative spelling of 紅の木 (beni no ki, “achiote, Bixa orellana”)