呂宋

See also: 吕宋

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (呂宋)		呂	宋
simp. (吕宋)		吕	宋

Etymology

From Old Tagalog lusong.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Lǚsòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): leoi⁵ sung³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lui⁴ lhuung¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Lî-sung
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Lū-sòng / Lǐr-sòng / Lī-sòng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): le⁶ song³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Lǚsòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lyǔsòng
    • Wade–Giles: Lü³-sung⁴
    • Yale: Lyǔ-sùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Leusonq
    • Palladius: Люйсун (Ljujsun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ sʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: leoi⁵ sung³
    • Yale: léuih sung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁵ sung³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁵ sung³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯¹³ sʊŋ³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lui⁴ lhuung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lui²¹ ɬɵŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Lî-sung
    • Hakka Romanization System: li^ˊ sung
    • Hagfa Pinyim: li¹ sung⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /li²⁴⁻¹¹ suŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lū-sòng
    • Tâi-lô: Lū-sòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: luxsoxng
    • IPA (Taipei): /lu³³⁻¹¹ sɔŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lu²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lǐr-sòng
    • Tâi-lô: Lǐr-sòng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lɯ²² sɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lī-sòng
    • Tâi-lô: Lī-sòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lixsoxng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li³³⁻²¹ sɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /li²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: le⁶ song³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lṳ̆ sòng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ soŋ²¹³/

Proper noun

呂宋

1. (～島) Luzon (an island in the Philippines)
2. (～國) (archaic) the Philippines
3. (～市) (obsolete) Manila (the capital city of the Philippines)
4. (Mexico and American (–1980) Cantonese) Mexico (a country)

Coordinate terms

• 大呂宋 / 大吕宋 (Tuā-lī-sòng, “(obsolete) Spain”)
• 呂宋 / 吕宋 (Lū-sòng, “Luzon; (archaic) The Philippines”)
  • 北線 / 北线 (Pak-suàⁿ, “(archaic) Northern & Central Luzon; Provinces in Luzon North of Metro Manila”, literally “Northern Route”)
  • 小呂宋 / 小吕宋 (Sió-lī-sòng, “(obsolete) Manila”)
  • 馬尼拉 / 马尼拉 (Má-nî-la, “Manila”)
  • 大岷區 / 大岷区 (Tāi-bîn-khu, “Metro Manila”)
  • 南線 / 南线 (Lâm-suàⁿ, “(archaic) Southern Luzon; Provinces in Luzon South of Metro Manila”, literally “Southern Route”)
• 南島 / 南岛 (Lâm-tó͘, “(archaic) Visayas / Mindanao”)

Derived terms

• 呂宋噶喇吧 / 吕宋噶喇吧
• 呂宋島 / 吕宋岛
• 呂宋煙 / 吕宋烟 (lǚsòngyān)
• 呂宋芒 / 吕宋芒 (lǚsòngmáng)
• 呂宋菸 / 吕宋烟 (lǚsòngyān)
• 大呂宋 / 大吕宋 (Dàlǚsòng, “(obsolete) Spain”)
• 小呂宋 / 小吕宋 (Xiǎolǚsòng, “(obsolete) Manila”)

Descendants

• → Manchu: ᠯᡳᠣᡳ
  ᠰᡠᠩ (lioi sung)

References

• Lorraine Dong, Marlon K. Hom (1980) “Chinatown Chinese: The San Francisco Dialect”, in Amerasia‎^[1]: “Mexico/the Philippines: luih-łung: 呂宋 / 吕宋 (Lǚsòng)”
• 李大明 (2013 July 18) “墨西哥老华侨堪称“语言活化石” 乡音难改古语溜”, in 新浪新聞‎^[2]
• Macgowan, John (1883) “Luzon”, in English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect, Amoy & London: A. A. Marcal and Trubner & Co. 57 Ludgate Hill, page 287
• Macgowan, John (1883) “Philippines”, in English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect, Amoy & London: A. A. Marcal and Trubner & Co. 57 Ludgate Hill, page 379
• Macgowan, John (1883) “Manilla”, in English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect, Amoy & London: A. A. Marcal and Trubner & Co. 57 Ludgate Hill, page 293

Japanese

Kanji in this term
呂	宋
Grade: S	Jinmeiyō

Etymology 1

From Old Tagalog Lusong.

Proper noun

呂宋(ルソン) • (Ruson) 

1. Alternative spelling of ルソン (“Luzon; the Philippines”)

Derived terms

• 呂宋壺(ルソンつぼ) (Ruson-tsubo)
• ルソン島(とう) (Rusontō)

Etymology 2

From Old Tagalog Lusong.

Proper noun

呂宋(ルスン) • (Rusun) 

1. Alternative spelling of ルスン (“Luzon; the Philippines”)