瀾滄

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (瀾滄)		瀾	滄
simp. (澜沧)		澜	沧
alternative forms		灡沧

Etymology

Borrowed from Lao ລ້ານຊ້າງ (lān sāng, “Lan Xang”, literally “million elephants”). Compare Thai ล้านช้าง (láan-cháang).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Láncāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˊ ㄘㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laan⁴ cong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Láncāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄘㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Láncang
    • Wade–Giles: Lan²-tsʻang¹
    • Yale: Lán-tsāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lantsang
    • Palladius: Ланьцан (Lanʹcan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /län³⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
• 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/

Proper noun

瀾滄

1. (～王國) (historical) Alternative name for 南掌 (Nánzhǎng, “Lan Xang Kingdom”).
2. (～拉祜族自治縣, ～縣) Lancang Lahu Autonomous County (an autonomous county of Pu'er, Yunnan, China)

Derived terms

• 瀾滄江／澜沧江 (Láncāng Jiāng)