紅杏出牆
Chinese
red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular |
apricot | to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) |
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| trad. (紅杏出牆) | 紅 | 杏 | 出 | 牆 | |
| simp. (红杏出墙) | 红 | 杏 | 出 | 墙 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hóngxìngchūqiáng
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hóngsìngchuciáng
- Wade–Giles: hung2-hsing4-chʻu1-chʻiang2
- Yale: húng-syìng-chū-chyáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngshinqchuchyang
- Palladius: хунсинчуцян (xunsinčucjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xʊŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hung4 hang6 ceot1 coeng4
- Yale: hùhng hahng chēut chèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: hung4 hang6 tsoet7 tsoeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: hung4 heng6 cêd1 cêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hʊŋ²¹ hɐŋ²² t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
紅杏出牆
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 偷漢子 (“(of a woman) to take a lover; to cheat”) [map]