# 霓虹燈
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): níhóngdēng
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai$^4$ hung$^4$ dang$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngì-fùng-tên
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gê-hông-teng / nî-hông-teng / nê-hông-teng / nî-âng-teng / ne-óng-teng
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$gni-ghon-ten
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: níhóngdēng
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: níhóngdeng
*** Wade–Giles: ni$^2$-hung$^2$-têng$^1$
*** Yale: ní-húng-dēng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nihorngdeng
*** Palladius: нихундэн (nixundɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngai$^4$ hung$^4$ dang$^1$
*** Yale: ngàih hùhng dāng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngai$^4$ hung$^4$ dang$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngei$^4$ hung$^4$ deng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɐi̯²¹ hʊŋ²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngì-fùng-tên
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngi$^ˇ$ fung$^ˇ$ den$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngi$^2$ fung$^2$ den$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi¹¹ fuŋ¹¹ ten²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gê-hông-teng
*** Tâi-lô: gê-hông-ting
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ge'hongdefng
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡe¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡe²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡe²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ³³/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî-hông-teng
*** Tâi-lô: nî-hông-ting
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ni'hongdefng
*** IPA (Taipei): /nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /nĩ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nê-hông-teng
*** Tâi-lô: nê-hông-ting
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ne'hongdefng
*** IPA (Taipei): /nẽ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /nẽ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî-âng-teng
*** Tâi-lô: nî-âng-ting
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ni'angdefng
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /nĩ²³⁻³³ aŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ne-óng-teng
*** Tâi-lô: ne-óng-ting
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ne'ofngdefng
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /nẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /nẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$gni-ghon-ten
*** MiniDict: nyi$^去$ ghon ten
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$nyi-hhon-ten
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲi²² ɦoŋ⁵⁵ tən²¹/

### Noun

霓虹燈
* neon lamp; neon light [from the 1930s]
    霓虹燈招牌／霓虹灯招牌 ― níhóngdēng zhāopái ― neon sign
** 1985, 俞隆華 [Yu Long Hua] (lyrics and music), “舞女 [Bú-lú, Dancing Lady]”, performed by 陳小雲 [Chen Hsiao-yun]:
       âng-âng ê nî-hông-teng siám-siám-sih-sih, ín góa sim siong-pi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       Red neon lights glimmering make my heart sorrowful.
** 1989, 邱芳德 (lyrics and music), “紅燈碼頭”, performed by 陳一郎 [Chen Yi-Lang]:
       ne-óng-teng siám-sih ê iā-kéng chiò lo̍h chúi-bīn pôe hái-éng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       The night scene with neon lights glimmering, shining onto the water to accompany the waves
** 1995, “唱一首故鄉的月”, 詹淑貞 (lyrics), 穎川 (music)‎performed by 櫻花姊妹:
       ngó͘-chhái-sek nê-hông-teng pí bōe tio̍h goe̍h-niû khó-ài [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       The colourful neon lights aren't as adorable as the moon.
** 2011, “為你寫的詩”, 黃永發 (lyrics), 吳靜慧 (music)‎performed by 秀蘭瑪雅 [Showlen Maya]:
       siâⁿ-chhī ê nî-âng-teng siám-siám-sih-sih [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       The neon lights in the city are glimmering.

#### Synonyms

* (Mainland China) 氖燈／氖灯 (nǎidēng)
* (Eastern Min) 彩霓