洪洞

Chinese

		flood	cave; hole
simp. and trad. (洪洞)		洪	洞

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Hóngtóng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ tung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Hóngtóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Hóngtóng
  - Wade–Giles: Hung²-tʻung²
  - Yale: Húng-túng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Horngtorng
  - Palladius: Хунтун (Xuntun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

Note: The correct pronunciation in Mandarin is Hóngtóng, not Hóngdòng. Less advanced pinyin input applications may not recognise this pronunciation.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung⁴ tung⁴
  - Yale: hùhng tùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ tung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ tung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹/

Proper noun

洪洞

(～縣) Hongtong (a county of Linfen, Shanxi, China)

Descendants

→ English: Hongtong

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