紅中

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
trad. (紅中)		紅	中
simp. (红中)		红	中

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóngzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ zung¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): âng-tiong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóngzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóngjhong
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-chung¹
    • Yale: húng-jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngjong
    • Palladius: хунчжун (xunčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ zung¹
    • Yale: hùhng jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-tiong
    • Tâi-lô: âng-tiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: angdiofng
    • IPA (Singapore): /aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

紅中

1. (mahjong) red dragon
2. (Taiwan, pharmacology, slang) secobarbital; Seconal

Descendants

• → Japanese: 紅中(ホンチュン) (honchun)

References

• 巴比妥酸鹽類(Barbiturates)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紅	中
ホン Grade: 6	チュン Grade: 1
irregular

Etymology

From Mandarin 紅中／红中 (hóngzhōng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕɨ̃ɴ]

Noun

紅(ホン)中(チュン) or 紅中(フォンチュン) • (honchun or fonchun) 

1. (mahjong) red dragon