二黃

See also: 二黄

Chinese

	two	yellow
trad. (二黃)	二	黃
simp. (二黄)	二	黄
alternative forms	二簧

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly a corruption of 宜黃 (both 宜 and 二 being pronounced ³nyi in southern dialects such as Wu), or so named because it originated in Huanggang (黃岡／黄冈) and Huangpi (黃陂／黄陂) in Hubei.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): èrhuáng

(Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ wong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: èrhuáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: èrhuáng
  - Wade–Giles: êrh⁴-huang²
  - Yale: èr-hwáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellhwang
  - Palladius: эрхуан (erxuan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ wong⁴
  - Yale: yih wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ wong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² wɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

二黃

one of the two main types of melody in Chinese opera