霓虹燈

See also: 霓虹灯

Chinese

		neon	lamp; light
trad. (霓虹燈)		霓虹	燈
simp. (霓虹灯)		霓虹	灯
alternative forms		霓紅燈／霓红灯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): níhóngdēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁴ hung⁴ dang¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngì-fùng-tên
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gê-hông-teng / nî-hông-teng / nê-hông-teng / nî-âng-teng / ne-óng-teng
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶gni-ghon-ten

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: níhóngdēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: níhóngdeng
    • Wade–Giles: ni²-hung²-têng¹
    • Yale: ní-húng-dēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nihorngdeng
    • Palladius: нихундэн (nixundɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngai⁴ hung⁴ dang¹
    • Yale: ngàih hùhng dāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁴ hung⁴ dang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁴ hung⁴ deng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²¹ hʊŋ²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngì-fùng-tên
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiˇ fungˇ den´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngi² fung² den¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi¹¹ fuŋ¹¹ ten²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gê-hông-teng
    • Tâi-lô: gê-hông-ting
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ge'hongdefng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡe¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡe²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡe²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî-hông-teng
    • Tâi-lô: nî-hông-ting
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ni'hongdefng
    • IPA (Taipei): /nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /nĩ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nê-hông-teng
    • Tâi-lô: nê-hông-ting
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ne'hongdefng
    • IPA (Taipei): /nẽ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /nẽ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî-âng-teng
    • Tâi-lô: nî-âng-ting
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ni'angdefng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /nĩ²³⁻³³ aŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ne-óng-teng
    • Tâi-lô: ne-óng-ting
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ne'ofngdefng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /nẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /nẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gni-ghon-ten
    • MiniDict: nyi^去 ghon ten
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyi-hhon-ten
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲi²² ɦoŋ⁵⁵ tən²¹/

Noun

霓虹燈

1. neon lamp; neon light [from the 1930s]

   霓虹燈招牌／霓虹灯招牌  ―  níhóngdēng zhāopái  ―  neon sign

   • 1985, 俞隆華 [Yu Long Hua] (lyrics and music), “舞女 [Bú-lú, Dancing Lady]”, performed by 陳小雲 [Chen Hsiao-yun]:

     紅紅的霓虹燈閃閃熾熾　引我心傷悲 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     红红的霓虹灯闪闪炽炽　引我心伤悲 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     âng-âng ê nî-hông-teng siám-siám-sih-sih, ín góa sim siong-pi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Red neon lights glimmering make my heart sorrowful.

   • 1989, 邱芳德 (lyrics and music), “紅燈碼頭”, performed by 陳一郎 [Chen Yi-Lang]:

     霓虹燈閃爍的夜景照落水面陪海泳 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     霓虹灯闪烁的夜景照落水面陪海泳 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     ne-óng-teng siám-sih ê iā-kéng chiò lo̍h chúi-bīn pôe hái-éng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The night scene with neon lights glimmering, shining onto the water to accompany the waves

   • 1995, “唱一首故鄉的月”, 詹淑貞 (lyrics), 穎川 (music)‎^[1]performed by 櫻花姊妹:

     五彩色霓虹燈比抹著月娘可愛 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     五彩色霓虹灯比抹着月娘可爱 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     ngó͘-chhái-sek nê-hông-teng pí bōe tio̍h goe̍h-niû khó-ài [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The colourful neon lights aren't as adorable as the moon.

   • 2011, “為你寫的詩”, 黃永發 (lyrics), 吳靜慧 (music)‎^[2]performed by 秀蘭瑪雅 [Showlen Maya]:

     城市的霓虹燈閃閃熾熾 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     城市的霓虹灯闪闪炽炽 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     siâⁿ-chhī ê nî-âng-teng siám-siám-sih-sih [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The neon lights in the city are glimmering.

Synonyms

• (Mainland China) 氖燈／氖灯 (nǎidēng)