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冷宮

冷宮

Chinese

		cold	palace
trad. (冷宮)		冷	宮
simp. (冷宫)		冷	宫

Noun

冷宮

(historical) cold palace where disfavored queens and concubines were banished
(figuratively) place for people or things that are out of favor or forgotten; limbo

Derived terms

打入冷宮／打入冷宫

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lěnggōng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): laang⁵ gung¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lâng-kiûng
Min Nan (POJ): léng-kiong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lěnggōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leenggong
  - IPA ^(key): /lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: laang⁵ gung¹
  - Yale: láahng gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laang⁵ gung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑːŋ¹³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lâng-kiûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: lang´ giung´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lang¹ giung¹
  - IPA: /laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯uŋ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: léng-kiong
  - Tâi-lô: líng-kiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lefngkiofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/