琺瑯

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (琺瑯/琺琅/珐琅)		琺/珐	瑯/琅
simp. (珐琅)		珐	琅

Etymology

Transcription of a foreign term, although the exact source remains unknown. Usually considered to be derived from or related to 拂菻 (Fúlǐn, “Byzantium”) or 佛朗機／佛朗机 (Fólǎngjī, “European”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fàláng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˋ ㄌㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ long⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoat-lông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fàláng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˋ ㄌㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fàláng
  - Wade–Giles: fa⁴-lang²
  - Yale: fà-láng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fahlang
  - Palladius: фалан (falan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    法郎
    髮廊 / 发廊
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: faat³ long⁴
  - Yale: faat lòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ long⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fad³ long⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ lɔːŋ²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    法郎
    琺瑯 / 珐琅
    髮廊 / 发廊
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-lông
  - Tâi-lô: huat-lông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoatloong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ lɔŋ²⁴/

Noun

琺瑯

enamel (opaque or semi-transparent glossy substance)

Synonyms

搪瓷 (tángcí)
(Hokkien) 燙瓷／烫瓷, 淋搪, 瓷搪
(Xiang) 洋瓷

Derived terms

內填琺瑯器 / 内填珐琅器
琺瑯彩 / 珐琅彩
琺瑯質 / 珐琅质 (fàlángzhì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
琺	瑯
ほう Hyōgai	ろう Hyōgai

Noun

琺(ほう)瑯(ろう) or 琺瑯(ホーロー) • (hōrō)

enamel (vitreous enamel)