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琅琊

琅琊

See also: 琅玡 and 瑯琊

Chinese

		(gem); tinkling of pendants
simp. and trad. (琅琊)		琅	琊

Alternative forms

Proper noun

琅琊

(archaic) Langye Commandery; State of Langye (north of present day Linyi)

References

琅琊 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lángyá, lángyé

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄤˊ ㄧㄚˊ, ㄌㄤˊ ㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): long⁴ je⁴, long⁴ ngaa⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lángyá
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˊ ㄧㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: langya
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑŋ³⁵ i̯a̠³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: lángyé
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˊ ㄧㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: langye
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑŋ³⁵ i̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: long⁴ je⁴, long⁴ ngaa⁴
  - Yale: lòhng yèh, lòhng ngàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: long⁴ je⁴, long⁴ ngaa⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔːŋ²¹ jɛː²¹/, /lɔːŋ²¹ ŋɑː²¹/