雄黃

See also: 雄黄

Chinese

		heroic; male	yellow
trad. (雄黃)		雄	黃
simp. (雄黄)		雄	黄

Etymology

From 雄 (xióng, “yang; manly”) 黃／黄 (huáng, “yellow”), for the yellow powder formed as pararealgar and distinguished from 雌黃／雌黄 (cíhuáng, “orpiment”, literally “feminine yellow”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiónghuáng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ wong⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hîm-hông / hîn-hông / hiông-hông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiónghuáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syónghuáng
  - Wade–Giles: hsiung²-huang²
  - Yale: syúng-hwáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyonghwang
  - Palladius: сюнхуан (sjunxuan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hung⁴ wong⁴
  - Yale: hùhng wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ wong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hîm-hông
  - Tâi-lô: hîm-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: himhoong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /him²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /him¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hîn-hông
  - Tâi-lô: hîn-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hinhoong
  - IPA (Taipei): /hin²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hin²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hin²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiông-hông
  - Tâi-lô: hiông-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hionghoong
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

Noun

雄黃

realgar, an arsenic sulfide

Derived terms

雄黃酒 / 雄黄酒 (xiónghuángjiǔ)