紅麴

See also: 紅麹

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	yeast; alcoholic beverage
trad. (紅麴)		紅	麴
simp. (红曲)		红	曲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóngqū, hóngqú

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩ, ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˊ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóngqū
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóngcyu
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-chʻü¹
    • Yale: húng-chyū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngchiu
    • Palladius: хунцюй (xuncjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóngqú
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóngcyú
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-chʻü²
    • Yale: húng-chyú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngchyu
    • Palladius: хунцюй (xuncjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-khak
    • Tâi-lô: âng-khak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: angqag
    • IPA (Xiamen): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰak̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰak̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /aŋ¹³⁻²² kʰak̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰak̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /aŋ²³⁻³³ kʰak̚³²/

Noun

紅麴

1. "red yeast", Monascus purpureus
2. Short for 紅麴米／红曲米 (hóngqūmǐ).

Derived terms

• 紅麴米／红曲米 (hóngqūmǐ)
• 紅麴紅色素／红曲红色素 (“monascorubin”)
• 紅麴黴／红曲霉 (hóngqūméi)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: angkak (via Hokkien)
  • → English: angkak