紅檜

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	Juniperus chinensis
trad. (紅檜)		紅	檜
simp. (红桧)		红	桧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóngguì, hóngkuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ, ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): âng-kòe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóngguì
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóngguèi
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-kuei⁴
    • Yale: húng-gwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngguey
    • Palladius: хунгуй (xunguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóngkuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóngkuài
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-kʻuai⁴
    • Yale: húng-kwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngkuay
    • Palladius: хункуай (xunkuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-kòe
    • Tâi-lô: âng-kuè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: angkoex
    • IPA (Xiamen): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² kue²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /aŋ¹³⁻²² kue²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kue¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /aŋ²³⁻³³ kue²¹/

Noun

紅檜

1. Chamaecyparis formosensis; Formosan cypress; Taiwan cypress

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紅	檜
べに Grade: 6	ひ Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Noun

紅(べに)檜(ひ) or 紅檜(ベニヒ) • (benihi) 

1. Chamaecyparis formosensis

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).