瑯嶠

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (瑯嶠/琅嶠)		瑯/琅	嶠
simp. (琅峤)		琅	峤
alternative forms		琅𤩝／琅𮴓

Etymology

From its former Paiwan name Ljungkiaw, transcribed variously into Dutch and then Hokkien Min.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Lángqiáo, Lángjiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ, ㄌㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Lông-kiau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Lángqiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lángciáo
    • Wade–Giles: Lang²-chʻiao²
    • Yale: Láng-chyáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Langchyau
    • Palladius: Ланцяо (Lancjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Lángjiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lángjiào
    • Wade–Giles: Lang²-chiao⁴
    • Yale: Láng-jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Langjiaw
    • Palladius: Ланцзяо (Lanczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lông-kiau
    • Tâi-lô: Lông-kiau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: longkiaw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kiau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kiau³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔŋ¹³⁻²² kiau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kiau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔŋ²³⁻³³ kiau⁴⁴/

Proper noun

瑯嶠

1. (historical) Former name of 恆春 / 恒春 (Héngchūn): Hengchun, Taiwan.