紅娘
Appearance
See also: 红娘
Chinese
[edit]red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular |
mother; young lady | ||
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trad. (紅娘) | 紅 | 娘 | |
simp. (红娘) | 红 | 娘 |
Etymology
[edit]From the maidservant of Cui Yingying in Yingying's Biography (《鶯鶯傳》), who acts as a matchmaker for Cui Yingying and Scholar Zhang.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hóngniáng
- Wade–Giles: hung2-niang2
- Yale: húng-nyáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngniang
- Palladius: хуннян (xunnjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xʊŋ³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hung4 noeng4
- Yale: hùhng nèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: hung4 noeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: hung4 nêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hʊŋ²¹ nœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
[edit]紅娘
- (chiefly female) matchmaker