硫黃

See also: 硫黄

Chinese

		sulfur	yellow
trad. (硫黃)		硫	黃
simp. (硫黄)		硫	黄
alternative forms		硫磺 流黃／流黄

Wikipedia has articles on:

• 硫黃 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
• liù-vòng (Hakka)
• liù-uòng (Eastern Min)
• liû-hông (Southern Min)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): liúhuáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): niu² huang²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁴ wong⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liù-vòng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): liû-hông / liû-n̂g / liû-ûiⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): liu⁵ ng⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶lieu-waon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liúhuáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lióuhuáng
    • Wade–Giles: liu²-huang²
    • Yale: lyóu-hwáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liouhwang
    • Palladius: люхуан (ljuxuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: niu² huang²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: liuxuong
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niəu²¹ xuaŋ²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lau⁴ wong⁴
    • Yale: làuh wòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁴ wong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: leo⁴ wong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liù-vòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: liu^ˇ vong^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: liu² vong²
    • Sinological IPA: /li̯u¹¹ voŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Hsinchu, Kaohsiung, Kinmen, Magong, Sanxia, Taichung, Tainan, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liû-hông
    • Tâi-lô: liû-hông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liu'hoong
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liu¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Tainan, Yilan): /liu²⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liu²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /liu²⁴⁻¹² hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /liu²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liu²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Lukang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liû-n̂g
    • Tâi-lô: liû-n̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liu'ngg
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Lukang): /liu²⁴⁻²² ŋ̍²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liû-ûiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: liû-uînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liu'vuii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liu¹³⁻²² uĩ¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: liu⁵ ng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liû n̂g
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶lieu-waon
    • MiniDict: lieu^去 waon
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lieu-hhuaan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /liɤ²² ɦuɑ̃⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: ljuw hwang

Rime
Character	硫	黃
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	唐 (102)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	力求切	胡光切
Baxter	ljuw	hwang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨu/	/ɦwɑŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/liu/	/ɦʷɑŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/liəu/	/ɣuɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/luw/	/ɦwaŋ/
Li Rong	/liu/	/ɣuɑŋ/
Wang Li	/lĭəu/	/ɣuɑŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯ə̯u/	/ɣwɑŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	liú	huáng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lau4	wong4

Noun

硫黃

1. (chemistry) sulfur; sulphur; S

Derived terms

• 硫黃島 / 硫黄岛 (Liúhuángdǎo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (硫黃):

• → Korean: 유황(硫黃) (yuhwang)
• → Vietnamese: lưu huỳnh (硫黃), lưu hoàng (硫黃)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
硫	黃
Grade: S	Jinmeiyō

For pronunciation and definitions of 硫黃 – see the following entry.

【硫黄いおう】 [noun] sulfur (element) Alternative spelling 硫磺 【硫黄ゆおう】 [noun] (rare, possibly archaic) sulfur (element) Alternative spelling 硫磺

(This term, 硫黃, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
硫	黃

Noun

硫黃 • (yuhwang) (hangeul 유황)

1. hanja form^? of 유황 (“sulfur”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
硫	黃

Noun

硫黃

1. chữ Hán form of lưu huỳnh (“sulfur”)