豬紅

See also: 猪红

Chinese

		hog; pig; swine	red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
trad. (豬紅)		豬	紅
simp. (猪红)		猪	红
Literally: “pig red”.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ hung⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chû-fùng

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu¹ hung⁴
  - Yale: jyū hùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ hung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ju¹ hung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃyː⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chû-fùng
  - Hakka Romanization System: zu´ fungˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zu¹ fung²
  - IPA: /t͡su²⁴ fuŋ¹¹/

Noun

豬紅

(Cantonese) pig blood tofu
(Hakka, euphemistic) pig blood (either liquid or solidified)

Synonyms

(pig blood): 豬血／猪血 (zhūxuè); (Hakka) 豬旺仔／猪旺仔; (Min Nan) 豬料／猪料

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