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.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hóng Hé

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ ho⁴

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• 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

1. 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

2. (～哈尼族彝族自治州, ～州) Honghe (a Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, China)
3. (～縣) Honghe (a county of Honghe prefecture, Yunnan, China)

Synonyms

• (Red River): 元江 (Yuán Jiāng)