黃河

See also: 黄河

Chinese

		yellow	river
trad. (黃河)		黃	河
simp. (黄河)		黄	河

Etymology

The large amount of sand in the river makes the river appear yellow.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Huáng Hé

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Хуонхә (Huonhə, I-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wong⁴ ho⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): vong³ ho³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Vòng-hò
Min Dong (BUC): Uòng-ò̤
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Hông-hô / N̂g-hô / Ûiⁿ-hô

(Teochew, Peng'im): ng⁵ ho⁵
Wu (Wiktionary): ³hhuaan-hhu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Huáng Hé
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Huáng Hé
  - Wade–Giles: Huang² Ho²
  - Yale: Hwáng Hé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwang Her
  - Palladius: Хуан Хэ (Xuan Xɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xwɑŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Хуонхә (Huonhə, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuɑŋ²⁴ xə²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ ho⁴
  - Yale: wòhng hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ ho⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ ho⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ hɔː²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: vong³ ho³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vɔŋ²² hᵘɔ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vòng-hò
  - Hakka Romanization System: vongˇ hoˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vong² ho²
  - Sinological IPA: /voŋ¹¹ ho¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Uòng-ò̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(Ø-)ŋo⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hông-hô
  - Tâi-lô: Hông-hô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: honghooi
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɤ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ho²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g-hô
  - Tâi-lô: N̂g-hô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nghooi
  - IPA (Taipei): /ŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ ho²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋ̍²³⁻³³ hɤ²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûiⁿ-hô
  - Tâi-lô: Uînn-hô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: vui'hooi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /uĩ¹³⁻²² ho¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ng⁵ ho⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: n̂g hô
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ho⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ³hhuaan-hhu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɦɯɑ̃²² ɦv̩ʷ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /ɦwɑŋ ɦɑ/

Rime
Character	黃	河
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	唐 (102)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	胡光切	胡歌切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦwɑŋ/	/ɦɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷɑŋ/	/ɦɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɑŋ/	/ɣɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwaŋ/	/ɦa/
Li Rong	/ɣuɑŋ/	/ɣɑ/
Wang Li	/ɣuɑŋ/	/ɣɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣwɑŋ/	/ɣɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huáng	hé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wong⁴	ho⁴

Proper noun

黃河

the Yellow River
- 黃河洋洋，悠悠之魚，臨津不濟。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  黄河洋洋，悠悠之鱼，临津不济。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 3th century, 孔叢子 (Kǒngcóngzǐ) (The Many Kong Family Master's Anthology), attributed to 孔鮒
  Huánghé yángyáng, yōuyōu zhī yú, lín jīn bù jì. [Pinyin]
  The Yellow River is spacious; its fishes are numerous; I came to the ford yet did not cross.
- 君不見黃河之水天上來，奔流到海不復回。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  君不见黄河之水天上来，奔流到海不复回。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: circa 752, 李白 (Li Bai), 《將進酒》
  Jūn bùjiàn Huánghé zhī shuǐ tiānshàng lái, bēnliú dào hǎi bù fùhuí. [Pinyin]
  Have you not seen that the waters of the Yellow River come from the sky, surging into the ocean, never to return again.

Synonyms

河 (hé) (archaic)

Derived terms

不到黃河心不死／不到黄河心不死 (bù dào Huánghé xīn bù sǐ)
廢黃河／废黄河

黃河百害，唯富一套／黄河百害，唯富一套 (Huáng Hé bǎi hài, wéi fù yī tào)
黃河路／黄河路 (Huánghélù)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (黃河):

→ Japanese: 黄(こう)河(が) (Kōga)
→ Korean: 황하(黃河) (Hwangha)
→ Vietnamese: Hoàng Hà (黃河)

Others:

→ Arabic: خْوَانْغْخِي‎ (ḵwānḡḵī), هْوَانْغْهِي‎ (hwānḡhī), اَلنَّهْر اَلْأَصْفَر‎ (an-nahr al-ʔaṣfar) (calque)
→ Armenian: Հուանհե (Huanhe)
→ Czech: Chuang-che, Žlutá řeka (calque)
→ Dutch: Hoangho, Gele Rivier (calque)
→ English: Huang He, Huang Ho, Hwang Ho, Yellow River (calque)
→ Finnish: Keltainenjoki (calque)
→ French: Huang He, Houang-Ho, fleuve Jaune (calque)
→ German: Huang He, Gelber Fluss (calque)
→ Greek: Κίτρινος Ποταμός (Kítrinos Potamós) (calque)
→ Hindi: ह्वांगहो (hvāṅgho)
→ Hungarian: Sárga-folyó (calque)
→ Italian: Huang He, Fiume Giallo (calque)
→ Korean: 황허 (Hwangheo)
→ Malay: Sungai Kuning (calque)
⇒ Manchu: ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩ
ᡥᠣ
ᠪᡳᡵᠠ (hūwang ho bira)
→ Mongolian: Шар мөрөн (Šar mörön) (calque)
→ Mangghuer: xira muroon (calque)
→ Persian: رود زرد‎ (calque)
→ Polish: Rzeka Żółta (calque)
→ Portuguese: Huang He, Rio Amarelo (calque)
→ Russian: Хуанхэ́ (Xuanxɛ́), Жёлтая река́ (Žóltaja reká) (calque)
→ Spanish: Huang He, río Amarillo (calque)
→ Tagalog: Ilog na Dilaw (calque)
→ Uyghur: سېرىق دەريا‎ (sëriq derya) (calque)
⇒ Zhuang: Dahvangzhoz

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黃	河
こう Jinmeiyō	が Grade: 5
on’yomi

Proper noun

黃(こう)河(が) • (Kōga)

Kyūjitai form of 黄河 (“Yellow River”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
黃	河

Proper noun

黃河 • (Hwangha) (hangeul 황하)

Hanja form^? of 황하 (“Yellow River”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
黃	河

Proper noun

黃河

chữ Hán form of Hoàng Hà (“Yellow River”).

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