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

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• 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

1. one of the two main types of melody in Chinese opera

See also

• 西皮 (xīpí)
• 皮黃／皮黄