姚黃魏紫

姚黃魏紫

Chinese

		surname	yellow	surname; name of a dynasty	purple; violet; imperial purple; violet; imperial; palace
trad. (姚黃魏紫)		姚	黃	魏	紫
simp. (姚黄魏紫)		姚	黄	魏	紫
Literally: “Yao yellow and Wei purple”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yáohuáng Wèizǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ wong⁴ ngai⁶ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yáohuáng Wèizǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yáohuáng Wèizǐh
    • Wade–Giles: Yao²-huang² Wei⁴-tzŭ³
    • Yale: Yáu-hwáng Wèi-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yauhwang Weytzyy
    • Palladius: Яохуан Вэйцзы (Jaoxuan Vɛjczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯³⁵ xwɑŋ³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu⁴ wong⁴ ngai⁶ zi²
    • Yale: yìuh wòhng ngaih jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ wong⁴ ngai⁶ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴ wong⁴ ngei⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ ŋɐi̯²² t͡siː³⁵/

Idiom

姚黃魏紫

1. rare varieties of peonies (original varieties developed by a Yao and a Wei family of the Song Dynasty)