文郎
Chinese
language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle |
youth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (文郎) |
文 | 郎 | |
Etymology
Ferlus (2009) considers the second syllable to belong to the word-family *-raːŋ ("human being, person") of Southeast Asian ethnonyms.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Wénláng
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wúnláng
- Wade–Giles: Wên2-lang2
- Yale: Wén-láng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wenlang
- Palladius: Вэньлан (Vɛnʹlan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wən³⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: man4 long4
- Yale: màhn lòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: man4 long4
- Guangdong Romanization: men4 long4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐn²¹ lɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
文郎
- (history) Văn Lang (the first nation of the ancient Vietnamese people according to legend)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 文 | 郎 |
Noun
文郎