元朗

Chinese

		primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	clear; bright
simp. and trad. (元朗)		元	朗

Etymology

Originally written as 圓蓢, then as 元塱 and finally as 元朗.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yuánlǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ long⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yuánlǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yuánlǎng
    • Wade–Giles: Yüan²-lang³
    • Yale: Ywán-lǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuanlaang
    • Palladius: Юаньлан (Juanʹlan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ long⁵
    • Yale: yùhn lóhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ long⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ long⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ lɔːŋ¹³/

Proper noun

元朗

1. Yuen Long (a place in Hong Kong)
2. (～區) Yuen Long District (a district of Hong Kong)