雙簧

See also: 双簧

Chinese

		two; double; pair two; double; pair; both	metallic reed; spring of lock
trad. (雙簧)		雙	簧
simp. (双簧)		双	簧
alternative forms		雙鐄／双𨱑

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuānghuáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng¹ wong⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): song-hông / siang-hông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuānghuáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuanghuáng
    • Wade–Giles: shuang¹-huang²
    • Yale: shwāng-hwáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuanghwang
    • Palladius: шуанхуан (šuanxuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuānghuángr
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuanghuángr
    • Wade–Giles: shuang¹-huang²-ʼrh
    • Yale: shwāng-hwángr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuanghwangl
    • Palladius: шуанхуанр (šuanxuanr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɑ̃ɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng¹ wong⁴
    • Yale: sēung wòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ wong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ wong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: song-hông
    • Tâi-lô: song-hông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: songhoong
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔŋ³³ hɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siang-hông
    • Tâi-lô: siang-hông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sianghoong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/

Noun

雙簧

1. shuanghuang, a two-man act with one singing or speaking while the other acts out the story
2. (music) double reed
3. (figurative) two people acting in collusion, where one person plays second fiddle to the other

Derived terms

• 唱雙簧／唱双簧 (chàngshuānghuáng)
• 演雙簧／演双簧
• 雙簧管／双簧管 (shuānghuángguǎn)