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遼寧

遼寧

Chinese

		Liaoning; name of a dynasty	peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.)
trad. (遼寧)		遼	寧
simp. (辽宁)		辽	宁

Proper noun

遼寧

Liaoning (a province of the People's Republic of China)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遼	寧
りょう Jinmeiyō	ねい Grade: S
on'yomi

Proper noun

遼寧 ‎(hiragana りょうねい, romaji Ryōnei)

Liaoning

Etymology

From Chinese 遼 ‎(Liáo, “Liao”) + 寧 ‎(níng, “pacified, conquered”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Liáoníng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁴ ning⁴
Min Nan (POJ): Liâu-lêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Liáoníng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liauning
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ niŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: liu⁴ ning⁴
  - Yale: lìuh nìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁴ ning⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /liːu̯²¹ nɪŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liâu-lêng
  - Tâi-lô: Liâu-lîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liauleeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liaʊ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liaʊ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liaʊ¹³⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liaʊ²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liaʊ²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/