江夏黃

Chinese

		Jiangxia	yellow
trad. (江夏黃)		江夏	黃
simp. (江夏黄)		江夏	黄
alternative forms		江下黃／江下黄

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gong¹ haa⁶ wong⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gong¹ haa⁶ wong⁴
    • Yale: gōng hah wòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gong¹ haa⁶ wong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gong¹ ha⁶ wong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ⁵⁵ haː²² wɔːŋ²¹/

Proper noun

江夏黃

1. (Cantonese) the surname 黃／黄 (Wong)

Usage notes

The surnames 黃／黄 and 王 are homophones in Cantonese, so 江夏黃／江夏黄 (or 大肚黃／大肚黄) and 三畫王／三画王 (saam1 waak6 wong4) are used to distinguish the two surnames.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 草頭黃 (“the surname 黃”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Mandarin	Liuzhou	大肚黃
	Nanning (Wuming)	大肚黃
	Nanjing	草頭黃
Cantonese	Guangzhou	大肚黃
	Hong Kong	大肚黃, 江夏黃
Gan	Nanchang	草頭黃
	Pingxiang	草頭黃, 共田八
Hakka	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	大肚黃, 草頭黃, 井田黃
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	大肚黃
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	大肚黃
Northern Min	Jian'ou	大腹黃, 草頭黃
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	大肚黃
Wu	Danyang	共田黃
	Jinhua	大肚黃, 草頭黃