魍魎

See also: 魍魉

Chinese

trad. (魍魎)		魍	魎
simp. (魍魉)		魍	魉
alternative forms		罔兩／罔两 罔閬／罔阆 蛧蜽／蛧𮔊 蝄蜽／蝄𮔊 网兩 罔兩／罔两 罔閬／罔阆 蛧蜽／蛧𮔊 蝄蜽／蝄𮔊 网兩 方良

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǎngliǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁵ loeng⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bóng-lióng / mǹg-sǹg / mǹg-sngh
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶maon-lian

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǎngliǎng [Phonetic: wángliǎng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǎngliǎng
    • Wade–Giles: wang³-liang³
    • Yale: wǎng-lyǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woangleang
    • Palladius: ванлян (vanljan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁵ loeng⁵
    • Yale: móhng léuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁵ loeng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁵ lêng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ¹³ lœːŋ¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bóng-lióng
    • Tâi-lô: bóng-lióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bofngliorng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mǹg-sǹg
    • Tâi-lô: mǹg-sǹg
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mngrsngx
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mǹg-sngh
    • Tâi-lô: mǹg-sngh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mngrsngq
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍ʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍ʔ³²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶maon-lian
    • MiniDict: maon^去 lian
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³maan-lian
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mɑ̃²² liã⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: mjangX ljangX

Rime
Character	魍	魎
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	陽 (106)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	文兩切	良㢡切
Baxter	mjangX	ljangX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mʉɐŋX/	/lɨɐŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷiɐŋX/	/liɐŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/miuɑŋX/	/liɑŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muaŋX/	/lɨaŋX/
Li Rong	/miuaŋX/	/liaŋX/
Wang Li	/mĭwaŋX/	/lĭaŋX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/miwaŋX/	/li̯aŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǎng	liǎng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mong5	loeng5

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*maŋʔ  raŋʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	魍	魎
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	12682	8058
Phonetic component	亡	兩
Rime group	陽	陽
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	网
Old Chinese	/*maŋʔ/	/*raŋʔ/
Notes	同蛧見漢賦

Noun

魍魎

1. demons and monsters
2. (literary) light part of a shadow

Derived terms

• 魑魅魍魎 / 魑魅魍魉 (chīmèi wǎngliǎng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (魍魎):

• → Japanese: 魍魎(もうりょう) (mōryō)
• → Korean: 망량(魍魎) (mangnyang)
• → Vietnamese: võng lượng (魍魎)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魍	魎
もう Hyōgai	りょう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
罔両

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) もーりょー [mòóryóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mo̞ːɾʲo̞ː]

Noun

魍(もう)魎(りょう) • (mōryō) ^{←まうりやう (mauryau)?}

1. demons and monsters, especially those of the sea or rivers

Derived terms

• 魑(ち)魅(み)魍(もう)魎(りょう) (chimimōryō)

See also

• 魑魅