二黃

See also: 二黄

Chinese

		two	yellow
trad. (二黃)		二	黃
simp. (二黄)		二	黄
alternative forms		二簧二王

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly a corruption of 宜黃／宜黄 (Yíhuáng), 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 wong^4-2

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 wong^4-2
  - Yale: yih wóng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ wong^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ wong^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² wɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

二黃

one of the two main types of melody in Chinese opera

See also

西皮 (xīpí)
皮黃／皮黄

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