弄璋

Chinese

		to do; to manage; to handle to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with; lane; alley	ancient stone ornament
simp. and trad. (弄璋)		弄	璋

Jade tablet (璋).

Etymology

In ancient times, boys were given jade tablets as toys, in the hope that they will become virtuous men when they grow up. Jade symbolises cleanness and virtuousness.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nòngzhāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁶ zoeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nòngzhāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nòngjhang
    • Wade–Giles: nung⁴-chang¹
    • Yale: nùng-jāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nonqjang
    • Palladius: нунчжан (nunčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lung⁶ zoeng¹
    • Yale: luhng jēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁶ dzoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lung⁶ zêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

弄璋

1. (literary) to give birth to a boy

Derived terms

• 弄璋之喜 (nòngzhāngzhīxǐ)
• 弄璋弄瓦

See also

• 弄瓦 (nòngwǎ)