囫圇

Chinese

	phonetic
trad. (囫圇)	囫	圇
simp. (囫囵)	囫	囵
alternative forms	鶻崙鶻淪／鹘沦 whole 鶻圇／鹘囵 whole

Etymology 1

Probably a compound from 渾 (OC *ɡuːn, *ɡuːnʔ, “complete, whole”) (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): húlún

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хўлун (hwlun, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): fat¹ leon⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): hueh⁴ lung¹
Eastern Min (BUC): huók-lùng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hut-lûn

(Teochew, Peng'im): hug⁴ lung⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸veq-len

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: húlún
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: húlún
  - Wade–Giles: hu²-lun²
  - Yale: hú-lwún
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwuluen
  - Palladius: хулунь (xulunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ lu̯ən³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хўлун (hwlun, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu²⁴ luŋ⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fat¹ leon⁴
  - Yale: fāt lèuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fat⁷ loen⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fed¹ lên⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐt̚⁵ lɵn²¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: hueh⁴ lung¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /xuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ luŋ¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: huók-lùng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huoʔ²⁴⁻²¹ l̃uŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hut-lûn
  - Tâi-lô: hut-lûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hutluun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hut̚³²⁻⁴ lun²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hut̚⁵⁻²⁴ lun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hut̚³²⁻⁵ lun¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hut̚³²⁻⁴ lun²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hut̚³²⁻⁴ lun²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hug⁴ lung⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huk lûng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huk̚²⁻⁴ luŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸veq-len
  - MiniDict: veh^入 len
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵veq-len
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vəʔ¹¹ lən²³/

Adjective

囫圇 (archaic)

complete; whole
sweeping and vague

Synonyms

渾淪 / 浑沦
(complete):

edit

了當 / 了当 (liǎodàng)
交圇 / 交囵 (Min Nan)
俱備 / 俱备 (jùbèi) (literary)
個郎 / 个郎 (gó̤-lòng) (Eastern Min)
全 (quán)
全備 / 全备 (quánbèi)
全部 (quánbù) (attributive)
十足 (shízú)
囫圇個 / 囫囵个 (húlúngè) (colloquial)
妥 (tuǒ)
完 (wán)
完備 / 完备 (wánbèi)
完全 (wánquán)
完具 (wánjù) (literary)
完整 (wánzhěng)
實足 / 实足 (shízú)
掃 / 扫 (literary, or in compounds)
整 (zhěng)
整個 / 整个 (zhěnggè) (attributive)
整齊 / 整齐 (zhěngqí)
渾然 / 浑然 (húnrán)
滿 / 满 (mǎn)
規 / 规 (Hokkien)
規圇 / 规囵 (Xiamen Hokkien)
規尼 / 规尼 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
間尼 / 间尼 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
齊備 / 齐备 (qíbèi)
齊備 / 齐备 (chiâu-pī) (Taiwanese Hokkien)
齊全 / 齐全 (qíquán)
齊全 / 齐全 (chiâu-chn̂g) (Hokkien)

Derived terms

囫圇個兒 / 囫囵个儿
囫圇半片 / 囫囵半片
囫圇吞 / 囫囵吞
囫圇吞棗 / 囫囵吞枣 (húlúntūnzǎo)
囫圇睡 / 囫囵睡
囫圇竹 / 囫囵竹
囫圇粥 / 囫囵粥
囫圇覺 / 囫囵觉
囫圇課 / 囫囵课
囫圇謎 / 囫囵谜
死囫圇吞 / 死囫囵吞

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (囫圇):

→ Korean: 홀륜(囫圇) (hollyun)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 囫圇 – see 個郎 (“whole; entire”). (This term is a variant form of 個郎).

For pronunciation and definitions of 囫圇 – see 交圇 (“entire; whole; total”). (This term is a variant form of 交圇).