隴右

See also: 陇右

Chinese

		Gansu	right (-hand)
trad. (隴右)		隴	右
simp. (陇右)		陇	右

Etymology

Literally “to the right of Longshan (隴山／陇山 (Lǒngshān))". In ancient times, west was on the right side of a map as Chinese compasses pointed south.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Lǒngyòu

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˇ ㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁵ jau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Lǒngyòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˇ ㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Lǒngyòu
  - Wade–Giles: Lung³-yu⁴
  - Yale: Lǔng-yòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Loongyow
  - Palladius: Лунъю (Lunʺju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lung⁵ jau⁶
  - Yale: lúhng yauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁵ jau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: lung⁵ yeo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ¹³ jɐu̯²²/

Middle Chinese: ljowngX hjuwX|hjuwH

Rime
Character	隴	右	右
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	云 (35)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	鍾 (7)	尤 (136)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	力踵切	云久切	于救切
Baxter	ljowngX	hjuwX	hjuwH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨoŋ^X/	/ɦɨu^X/	/ɦɨu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/lioŋ^X/	/ɦiu^X/	/ɦiu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/lioŋ^X/	/ɣiəu^X/	/ɣiəu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/luawŋ^X/	/ɦuw^X/	/ɦuw^H/
Li Rong	/lioŋ^X/	/ɣiu^X/	/ɣiu^H/
Wang Li	/lĭwoŋ^X/	/ɣĭəu^X/	/ɣĭəu^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯woŋ^X/	/i̯ə̯u^X/	/i̯ə̯u^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lǒng	yǒu	yòu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lung⁵	jau⁵	jau⁶

Proper noun

隴右

(archaic) the area to the west of Longshan Mountain (in present day Gansu)

Synonyms

隴上／陇上 (Lǒngshàng)