隴右

See also: 陇右

Chinese

		Gansu	right (-hand)
trad. (隴右)		隴	右
simp. (陇右)		陇	右

Etymology

Literally “to the right of Longshan (隴山／陇山 (Lǒngshān))". In ancient times, west was on the right side of a map as Chinese compasses pointed south.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Lǒngyòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˇ ㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁵ jau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Lǒngyòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˇ ㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lǒngyòu
    • Wade–Giles: Lung³-yu⁴
    • Yale: Lǔng-yòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Loongyow
    • Palladius: Лунъю (Lunʺju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lung⁵ jau⁶
    • Yale: lúhng yauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁵ jau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lung⁵ yeo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ¹³ jɐu̯²²/

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• Middle Chinese: ljowngX hjuwX|hjuwH

Rime
Character	隴	右	右
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	云 (35)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	鍾 (7)	尤 (136)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	力踵切	云久切	于救切
Baxter	ljowngX	hjuwX	hjuwH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨoŋX/	/ɦɨuX/	/ɦɨuH/
Pan Wuyun	/lioŋX/	/ɦiuX/	/ɦiuH/
Shao Rongfen	/lioŋX/	/ɣiəuX/	/ɣiəuH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/luawŋX/	/ɦuwX/	/ɦuwH/
Li Rong	/lioŋX/	/ɣiuX/	/ɣiuH/
Wang Li	/lĭwoŋX/	/ɣĭəuX/	/ɣĭəuH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯woŋX/	/i̯ə̯uX/	/i̯ə̯uH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lǒng	yǒu	yòu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lung5	jau5	jau6

Proper noun

隴右

1. (archaic) the area to the west of Longshan Mountain (in present day Gansu)

Synonyms

• 隴上／陇上 (Lǒngshàng)