兩南

Chinese

		both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	south
trad. (兩南)		兩	南
simp. (两南)		两	南

Etymology

Short for 湖南 (Húnán) + 嶺南／岭南 (Lǐngnán).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Liǎngnán

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Liǎngnán
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Liǎngnán
    • Wade–Giles: Liang³-nan²
    • Yale: Lyǎng-nán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Leangnan
    • Palladius: Ляннань (Ljannanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/

Proper noun

兩南

1. (Korean Classical Chinese) Jeolla and Gyeongsang

   • 兩南沿海昌原、梁山、長興、順天、靈光、康津、海南等邑，文官守令，皆遞之，以武臣差遣，武臣永不敍用，削去仕版，奪告身罷職人等，竝皆叔用。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: 《朝鮮王朝實錄》 (Journal of the Royal Secretariat), 1583

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   • 今見沈冊使送楊察院揭報通論，兩南駐兵處所，深似得宜。其言公州、忠州、全州、南原、安東等，此皆三道備賊緊要之地也。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: 《朝鮮王朝實錄》 (Journal of the Royal Secretariat), 1597

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