霓虹燈

See also: 霓虹灯

Chinese

	neon	lamp; light
trad. (霓虹燈)	霓虹	燈
simp. (霓虹灯)	霓虹	灯
alternative forms	霓紅燈／霓红灯

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): níhóngdēng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁴ hung⁴ dang¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngì-fùng-tên
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gê-hông-teng / nî-hông-teng / nê-hông-teng / nî-âng-teng / ne-óng-teng
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gni-ghon-ten

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: níhóngdēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: níhóngdeng
  - Wade–Giles: ni²-hung²-têng¹
  - Yale: ní-húng-dēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nihorngdeng
  - Palladius: нихундэн (nixundɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngai⁴ hung⁴ dang¹
  - Yale: ngàih hùhng dāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁴ hung⁴ dang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁴ hung⁴ deng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²¹ hʊŋ²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngì-fùng-tên
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngi^ˇ fung^ˇ den^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngi² fung² den¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi¹¹ fuŋ¹¹ ten²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gê-hông-teng
  - Tâi-lô: gê-hông-ting
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ge'hongdefng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡe¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡe²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡe²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî-hông-teng
  - Tâi-lô: nî-hông-ting
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ni'hongdefng
  - IPA (Taipei): /nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /nĩ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nê-hông-teng
  - Tâi-lô: nê-hông-ting
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ne'hongdefng
  - IPA (Taipei): /nẽ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /nẽ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî-âng-teng
  - Tâi-lô: nî-âng-ting
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ni'angdefng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /nĩ²³⁻³³ aŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ne-óng-teng
  - Tâi-lô: ne-óng-ting
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ne'ofngdefng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /nẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /nẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶gni-ghon-ten
  - MiniDict: nyi^去 ghon ten
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyi-hhon-ten
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲi²² ɦoŋ⁵⁵ tən²¹/

Noun

霓虹燈

neon lamp; neon light [from the 1930s]
霓虹燈招牌／霓虹灯招牌 ― níhóngdēng zhāopái ― neon sign
- 1985, 俞隆華 [Yu Long Hua] (lyrics and music), “舞女 [Bú-lú, Dancing Lady]”, performed by 陳小雲 [Chen Hsiao-yun]:
  
  紅紅的霓虹燈閃閃熾熾　引我心傷悲 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  红红的霓虹灯闪闪炽炽　引我心伤悲 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  âng-âng ê nî-hông-teng siám-siám-sih-sih, ín góa sim siong-pi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Red neon lights glimmering make my heart sorrowful.
- 1989, 邱芳德 (lyrics and music), “紅燈碼頭”, performed by 陳一郎 [Chen Yi-Lang]:
  
  霓虹燈閃爍的夜景照落水面陪海泳 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  霓虹灯闪烁的夜景照落水面陪海泳 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  ne-óng-teng siám-sih ê iā-kéng chiò lo̍h chúi-bīn pôe hái-éng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  The night scene with neon lights glimmering, shining onto the water to accompany the waves
- 1995, “唱一首故鄉的月”, 詹淑貞 (lyrics), 穎川 (music)‎^[1]performed by 櫻花姊妹:
  
  五彩色霓虹燈比抹著月娘可愛 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  五彩色霓虹灯比抹着月娘可爱 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  ngó͘-chhái-sek nê-hông-teng pí bōe tio̍h goe̍h-niû khó-ài [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  The colourful neon lights aren't as adorable as the moon.
- 2011, “為你寫的詩”, 黃永發 (lyrics), 吳靜慧 (music)‎^[2]performed by 秀蘭瑪雅 [Showlen Maya]:
  
  城市的霓虹燈閃閃熾熾 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  城市的霓虹灯闪闪炽炽 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  siâⁿ-chhī ê nî-âng-teng siám-siám-sih-sih [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  The neon lights in the city are glimmering.

Synonyms

(Mainland China) 氖燈／氖灯 (nǎidēng)
(Eastern Min) 彩霓