媧皇

Chinese

Nüwa empress
thearch
goddess
trad. (媧皇)
simp. (娲皇)

Pronunciation


  • Mandarin
  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: o-hông / oa-hông / koa-hông
      • Tâi-lô: o-hông / ua-hông / kua-hông
      • Phofsit Daibuun: oi'hoong, oa'hoong, koa'hoong
      • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /o⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/, /ua⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/, /kua⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
      • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /o³³ hɔŋ²⁴/, /ua³³ hɔŋ²⁴/, /kua³³ hɔŋ²⁴/
      • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /o⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/, /ua⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/, /kua⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/
      • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /o⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²⁴/, /ua⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²⁴/, /kua⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²⁴/
      • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/, /ua⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/, /kua⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/

Proper noun

媧皇

  1. (Chinese mythology, religion) synonym of 女媧 / 女娲 (Nǚwā), the creator goddess Nüwa.