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烏龍

烏龍

See also: 乌龙

Chinese

Noun

烏龍

Derived terms

烏龍茶／乌龙茶 (wūlóngchá)

Adjective

烏龍

(chiefly Cantonese) muddled; absent-minded; silly

Derived terms

烏龍球／乌龙球 (wūlóngqiú)

Etymology 2

		phonetic
trad. (烏龍)		烏	龍
simp. (乌龙)		乌	龙

Borrowing from Japanese 饂飩 (うどん) ‎(udon).

Noun

烏龍

udon (noodle)

Synonyms

烏冬／乌冬 (wūdōng)

Derived terms

烏龍麵／乌龙面 (wūlóngmiàn)

Etymology

		black	dragon
trad. (烏龍)		烏	龍
simp. (乌龙)		乌	龙

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wūlóng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄌㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu¹ lung^4-2
Min Nan (POJ): o͘-liông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wūlóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulong
  - IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu¹ lung^4-2
  - Yale: wū lúng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu¹ lung^4-2
  - IPA ^(key): /wuː⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: o͘-liông
  - Tâi-lô: oo-liông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: olioong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ liɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²³/