紅娘

See also: 红娘

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	mother; young lady
trad. (紅娘)		紅	娘
simp. (红娘)		红	娘

Etymology

From the maidservant of Cui Yingying in Yingying's Biography (《鶯鶯傳》), who acts as a matchmaker for Cui Yingying and Scholar Zhang.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hóngniáng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ noeng⁴
Min Nan (POJ): âng-niû / âng-niô͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hóngniáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngniang
  - IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung⁴ noeng⁴
  - Yale: hùhng nèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ noeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ nêng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ nœ̽ːŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-niû
  - Tâi-lô: âng-niû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: angniuu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /aŋ²³⁻³³ niũ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ niũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-niô͘
  - Tâi-lô: âng-niôo
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /aŋ¹³⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/

Noun

紅娘

matchmaker

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