紅河

See also: 红河

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	river
trad. (紅河)		紅	河
simp. (红河)		红	河

Etymology

Calqued from a Western language; compare French fleuve Rouge, English Red River. See Vietnamese Sông Hồng for more.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Hóng Hé

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ ho⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Hóng Hé
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Hóng Hé
  - Wade–Giles: Hung² Ho²
  - Yale: Húng Hé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Horng Her
  - Palladius: Хун Хэ (Xun Xɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung⁴ ho⁴
  - Yale: hùhng hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ ho⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ ho⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ hɔː²¹/

Proper noun

紅河

Red River of Yunnan in southern China and of northern Vietnam
紅河三角洲／红河三角洲 ― Hónghé sānjiǎozhōu ― Red River Delta
(～哈尼族彝族自治州, ～州) Honghe (a Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, China)
(～縣) Honghe (a county of Honghe prefecture, Yunnan, China)

Synonyms

(Red River): 元江 (Yuán Jiāng)