紅檜

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	Juniperus chinensis
trad. (紅檜)		紅	檜
simp. (红桧)		红	桧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hóngguì, hóngkuài

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ, ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): âng-kòe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hóngguì
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hóngguèi
  - Wade–Giles: hung²-kuei⁴
  - Yale: húng-gwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngguey
  - Palladius: хунгуй (xunguj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hóngkuài
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hóngkuài
  - Wade–Giles: hung²-kʻuai⁴
  - Yale: húng-kwài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngkuay
  - Palladius: хункуай (xunkuaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-kòe
  - Tâi-lô: âng-kuè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: angkoex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² kue²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /aŋ¹³⁻²² kue²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kue¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /aŋ²³⁻³³ kue²¹/

Noun

紅檜

Chamaecyparis formosensis; Formosan cypress; Taiwan cypress

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紅	檜
べに Grade: 6	ひ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Noun

紅(べに)檜(ひ) or 紅檜(ベニヒ) • (benihi)

Taiwan red cypress, Chamaecyparis formosensis

Usage notes

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