媧皇

Chinese

		Nüwa	empress thearch goddess
trad. (媧皇)		媧	皇
simp. (娲皇)		娲	皇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Wāhuáng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄚㄏㄨㄤˊ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): o-hông / oa-hông / koa-hông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Wāhuáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄚㄏㄨㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Wahuáng
  - Wade–Giles: Wa¹-huang²
  - Yale: Wā-hwáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Uahwang
  - Palladius: Вахуан (Vaxuan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wä⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: o-hông / oa-hông / koa-hông
  - Tâi-lô: o-hông / ua-hông / kua-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oi'hoong, oa'hoong, koa'hoong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /o⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/, /ua⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/, /kua⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /o³³ hɔŋ²⁴/, /ua³³ hɔŋ²⁴/, /kua³³ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /o⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/, /ua⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/, /kua⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /o⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²⁴/, /ua⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²⁴/, /kua⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/, /ua⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/, /kua⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/

Proper noun

媧皇

(Chinese mythology, religion) Synonym of 女媧／女娲 (Nǚwā), the creator goddess Nüwa.

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