黃禍

Chinese

		yellow	disaster
trad. (黃禍)		黃	禍
simp. (黄祸)		黄	祸

Etymology

Calque of English yellow peril.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huánghuò

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ wo⁶
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶waon-wu₆ / ²waon-ghou₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huánghuò
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huánghuò
  - Wade–Giles: huang²-huo⁴
  - Yale: hwáng-hwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanghuoh
  - Palladius: хуанхо (xuanxo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    黃禍 / 黄祸
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ wo⁶
  - Yale: wòhng woh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ wo⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ wo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ wɔː²²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶waon-wu₆
  - MiniDict: waon^去 wu^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhuaan-hhu₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦuɑ̃²² ɦu⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²waon-ghou₆
  - MiniDict: waon^平 ghou^去
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦuɑ̃²² ɦəu³³/

Noun

黃禍

(historical) yellow peril (perceived threat from East Asia)

Synonyms

黃禍論／黄祸论 (huánghuòlùn)

Derived terms

黃禍論 / 黄祸论 (huánghuòlùn)