黃禍

Chinese

		yellow	disaster
trad. (黃禍)		黃	禍
simp. (黄祸)		黄	祸

Etymology

Calque of English yellow peril.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huánghuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ wo⁶
• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶waon-wu₆ / ²waon-ghou₆

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huánghuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huánghuò
    • Wade–Giles: huang²-huo⁴
    • Yale: hwáng-hwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanghuoh
    • Palladius: хуанхо (xuanxo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ wo⁶
    • Yale: wòhng woh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ wo⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ wo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ wɔː²²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶waon-wu₆
    • MiniDict: waon^去 wu^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhuaan-hhu₃
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦuɑ̃²² ɦu⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ²waon-ghou₆
    • MiniDict: waon^平 ghou^去
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦuɑ̃²² ɦəu³³/

Noun

黃禍

1. (historical) yellow peril (perceived threat from East Asia)

Synonyms

• 黃禍論／黄祸论 (huánghuòlùn)

Derived terms

• 黃禍論／黄祸论 (huánghuòlùn)