琅玕

Chinese

		(gem); tinkling of pendants
trad. (琅玕/瑯玕)		琅/瑯	玕
simp. (琅玕)		琅	玕

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lánggān

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄤˊ ㄍㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): long⁴ gon¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lánggān
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˊ ㄍㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lánggan
  - Wade–Giles: lang²-kan¹
  - Yale: láng-gān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: langgan
  - Palladius: лангань (langanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑŋ³⁵ kän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: long⁴ gon¹
  - Yale: lòhng gōn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: long⁴ gon¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: long⁴ gon¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːŋ²¹ kɔːn⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: lang kan

Rime
Character	琅	玕
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)	寒 (61)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	魯當切	古寒切
Baxter	lang	kan
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɑŋ/	/kɑn/
Pan Wuyun	/lɑŋ/	/kɑn/
Shao Rongfen	/lɑŋ/	/kɑn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/laŋ/	/kan/
Li Rong	/lɑŋ/	/kɑn/
Wang Li	/lɑŋ/	/kɑn/
Bernard Karlgren	/lɑŋ/	/kɑn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	láng	gān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	long⁴	gon¹

Noun

琅玕

(literary) pearl-like gemstone
(literary, Chinese mythology) a kind of tree bearing pearl-like fruit
(literary, figurative) bamboo of good quality
(literary, figurative) elegant writing; ornate words
(literary, figurative) fine food; delicacies
(literary, figurative) icicle

Adjective

琅玕

(literary) disorderly; chaotic

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