魍魎

See also: 魍魉

Chinese


trad. (魍魎)		魍	魎
simp. (魍魉)		魍	魉
alternative forms		罔兩／罔两罔閬／罔阆蛧蜽／蛧𮔊蝄蜽／蝄𮔊网兩罔兩／罔两罔閬／罔阆蛧蜽／蛧𮔊蝄蜽／蝄𮔊网兩方良

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǎngliǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁵ loeng⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bóng-lióng / mǹg-sǹg / mǹg-sngh
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶maon-lian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǎngliǎng [Phonetic: wángliǎng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǎngliǎng
  - Wade–Giles: wang³-liang³
  - Yale: wǎng-lyǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woangleang
  - Palladius: ванлян (vanljan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mong⁵ loeng⁵
  - Yale: móhng léuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁵ loeng⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: mong⁵ lêng⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ¹³ lœːŋ¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bóng-lióng
  - Tâi-lô: bóng-lióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bofngliorng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mǹg-sǹg
  - Tâi-lô: mǹg-sǹg
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mngrsngx
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍¹¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mǹg-sngh
  - Tâi-lô: mǹg-sngh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mngrsngq
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍ʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍ʔ³²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶maon-lian
  - MiniDict: maon^去 lian
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³maan-lian
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mɑ̃²² liã⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: mjangX ljangX

Rime
Character	魍	魎
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	陽 (106)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	文兩切	良㢡切
Baxter	mjangX	ljangX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mʉɐŋ^X/	/lɨɐŋ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷiɐŋ^X/	/liɐŋ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/miuɑŋ^X/	/liɑŋ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muaŋ^X/	/lɨaŋ^X/
Li Rong	/miuaŋ^X/	/liaŋ^X/
Wang Li	/mĭwaŋ^X/	/lĭaŋ^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/miwaŋ^X/	/li̯aŋ^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǎng	liǎng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mong⁵	loeng⁵

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*maŋʔ raŋʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	魍	魎
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	12682	8058
Phonetic component	亡	兩
Rime group	陽	陽
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	网
Old Chinese	/*maŋʔ/	/*raŋʔ/
Notes	同蛧見漢賦

Noun

魍魎

demons and monsters
(literary) light part of a shadow

Derived terms

魑魅魍魎 / 魑魅魍魉 (chīmèi wǎngliǎng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (魍魎):

→ Japanese: 魍魎(もうりょう) (mōryō)
→ Korean: 망량(魍魎) (mangnyang)
→ Vietnamese: võng lượng (魍魎)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魍	魎
もう Hyōgai	りょう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
罔両

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もーりょー [mòóryóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [mo̞ːɾʲo̞ː]

Noun

魍(もう)魎(りょう) • (mōryō) ^{←まうりやう (mauryau)^?}

demons and monsters, especially those of the sea or rivers

Derived terms

魑(ち)魅(み)魍(もう)魎(りょう) (chimimōryō)

See also

魑魅

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN