紅木

紅木

See also: 红木

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	tree; wood
trad. (紅木)		紅	木
simp. (红木)		红	木
Literally: “red wood”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóngmù

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ muk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hóngmù
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngmuh
    • IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ mu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ muk⁶
    • Yale: hùhng muhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ muk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ mug⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ mʊk̚²/

Noun

紅木

1. a generic term referring to a number of tropical hardwoods whose wood is reddish in color, used to make Chinese furniture and musical instruments

See also

• 紫檀 (zǐtán)
• 花梨木 (huālímù)