瀾滄
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Chinese
[edit]phonetic | |||
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trad. (瀾滄) | 瀾 | 滄 | |
simp. (澜沧) | 澜 | 沧 | |
alternative forms | 灡沧 |
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Lao ລ້ານຊ້າງ (lān sāng, “Lan Xang”, literally “million elephants”). Compare Thai ล้านช้าง (láan-cháang).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄘㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Láncang
- Wade–Giles: Lan2-tsʻang1
- Yale: Lán-tsāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lantsang
- Palladius: Ланьцан (Lanʹcan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /län³⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: laan4 cong1
- Yale: làahn chōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: laan4 tsong1
- Guangdong Romanization: lan4 cong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /laːn²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
[edit]瀾滄
- (~王國) (historical) Alternative name for 南掌 (Nánzhǎng, “Lan Xang Kingdom”).
- (~拉祜族自治縣, ~縣) Lancang Lahu Autonomous County (an autonomous county of Pu'er, Yunnan, China)