黃六

Chinese

		yellow	six
trad. (黃六)		黃	六
simp. (黄六)		黄	六

Etymology

Traditionally thought to be in reference to Huang Chao, a 9^th century rebel who was known for his deviousness. Literally “Huang the sixth”, referring to his rank amongst his siblings.

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huángliù

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wong⁴ luk^6-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): vong³ luuk^5*

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huángliù
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huángliòu
  - Wade–Giles: huang²-liu⁴
  - Yale: hwáng-lyòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangliow
  - Palladius: хуанлю (xuanlju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huángliùr
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huángliòur
  - Wade–Giles: huang²-liu⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: hwáng-lyòur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangliowl
  - Palladius: хуанлюр (xuanljur)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ li̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ luk^6-2
  - Yale: wòhng lúk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ luk^9-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ lug^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: vong³ luuk^5*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vɔŋ²² lɵk̚³²⁻³²⁵/

Noun

黃六

(figurative, colloquial) quack; swindler

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 庸醫 (“quack; charlatan”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		庸醫
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	蒙古大夫
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	蒙古大夫
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	蒙古大夫
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	黃牛醫生, 黃牛
Cantonese	Guangzhou	黃六醫生, 黃六
	Hong Kong	黃六醫生, 黃六
	Taishan	黃六醫生, 黃六
	Dongguan	黃六醫生
Southern Min	Tainan	赤跤仙仔

Pronunciation 2

Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ luk⁶

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ luk⁶
  - Yale: wòhng luhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ luk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ lug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ lʊk̚²/

Adjective

黃六

(Cantonese) mediocre; dubious; shady

Derived terms