昂昂

Chinese

		high; soaring; raise high; soaring; raise; lift; expensive; to raise one's head	high; soaring; raise high; soaring; raise; lift; expensive; to raise one's head
simp. and trad. (昂昂)		昂	昂

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): áng'áng

  (Zhuyin): ㄤˊ ㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngong⁴ ngong⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngo-ngo

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: áng'áng
    • Zhuyin: ㄤˊ ㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: áng-áng
    • Wade–Giles: ang²-ang²
    • Yale: áng-áng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: arngarng
    • Palladius: анъан (anʺan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑŋ³⁵ ˀɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngong⁴ ngong⁴
    • Yale: ngòhng ngòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngong⁴ ngong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngong⁴ ngong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːŋ²¹ ŋɔːŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngo-ngo
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngo ngo
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngo⁴ ngo⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋo⁵⁵ ŋo⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: ngang ngang

Rime
Character	昂
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	五岡切
Baxter	ngang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋɑŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋɑŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋaŋ/
Li Rong	/ŋɑŋ/
Wang Li	/ŋɑŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋɑŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	áng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngong4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋaːŋ  ŋaːŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	昂
Reading #	1/1
No.	29
Phonetic component	卬
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	卬
Old Chinese	/*ŋaːŋ/

Adjective

昂昂

1. noble; outstanding
2. proud; dignified
3. high-spirited; brave-looking

Derived terms

• 昂昂烈烈
• 氣宇昂昂／气宇昂昂
• 氣昂昂／气昂昂 (qì'áng'áng)
• 顒顒昂昂／颙颙昂昂

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàngyàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yàngyàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàngyàng
    • Wade–Giles: yang⁴-yang⁴
    • Yale: yàng-yàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanqyanq
    • Palladius: янъян (janʺjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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Adjective

昂昂

1. (obsolete) virtuous; respectable (of a ruler)
   • Jiyun: 昂昂，君之德也。