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霓虹

霓虹

Chinese

		rainbow	rainbow
simp. and trad. (霓虹)		霓	虹

Noun

霓虹

rainbow

Etymology 2

Transliteration of English neon.

Noun

霓虹

Synonyms

(neon): (chemistry) 氖 (nǎi)

Derived terms

霓虹燈／霓虹灯 (níhóngdēng)

Etymology

From 霓 (ní, “secondary rainbow”) + 虹 (hóng, “primary rainbow”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): níhóng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁴ hung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: níhóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nihongr
  - IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngai⁴ hung⁴
  - Yale: ngàih hùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁴ hung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²¹ hʊŋ²¹/