鴻溝

Chinese

		wild goose wild geese	ditch(es) canal(s)
trad. (鴻溝)		鴻	溝
simp. (鸿沟)		鸿	沟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hónggōu, Hónggōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄡ, ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ kau¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hông-kau

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hónggōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hónggou
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-kou¹
    • Yale: húng-gōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hornggou
    • Palladius: хунгоу (xungou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ koʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Hónggōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Hónggou
    • Wade–Giles: Hung²-kou¹
    • Yale: Húng-gōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hornggou
    • Palladius: Хунгоу (Xungou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ koʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ kau¹
    • Yale: hùhng kāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ kau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ keo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ kʰɐu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-kau
    • Tâi-lô: hông-kau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hongkaw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kau³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² kau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ kau⁴⁴/

Noun

鴻溝

1. (figuratively) chasm; divide; gap

   技術鴻溝／技术鸿沟  ―  jìshù hónggōu  ―  technical divide

Proper noun

鴻溝

1. Honggou (canal in ancient China that divided the states of Chu and Han)

Derived terms

• 判若鴻溝／判若鸿沟