雞紅

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
trad. (雞紅/鷄紅)		雞/鷄	紅
simp. (鸡红)		鸡	红
anagram		紅雞／红鸡
Literally: “chicken red”.

Etymology

From taboo of mentioning 血 (hyut3, “blood”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīhóng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄏㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ hung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīhóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄏㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jihóng
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-hung²
  - Yale: jī-húng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihorng
  - Palladius: цзихун (czixun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai¹ hung⁴
  - Yale: gāi hùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ hung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ hung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹/

Noun

雞紅

(chiefly Cantonese, euphemistic) chicken blood tofu

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