雞紅

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
trad. (雞紅/鷄紅)		雞/鷄	紅
simp. (鸡红)		鸡	红
anagram		紅雞／红鸡
Literally: “chicken red”.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīhóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ hung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīhóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jihóng
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-hung²
    • Yale: jī-húng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihorng
    • Palladius: цзихун (czixun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai¹ hung⁴
    • Yale: gāi hùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ hung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ hung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹/

Noun

雞紅

1. (chiefly Cantonese, euphemistic) chicken blood tofu