瀾滄江

Chinese

		Lan Xang Kingdom	river
trad. (瀾滄江)		瀾滄	江
simp. (澜沧江)		澜沧	江
alternative forms		灡沧江

Etymology

Possibly named after the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang (瀾滄／澜沧 (Láncāng)); see 瀾滄／澜沧 (Láncāng) for more.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Láncāng Jiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˊ ㄘㄤ ㄐㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laan⁴ cong¹ gong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Láncāng Jiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄘㄤ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Láncang Jiang
    • Wade–Giles: Lan²-tsʻang¹ Chiang¹
    • Yale: Lán-tsāng Jyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lantsang Jiang
    • Palladius: Ланьцан Цзян (Lanʹcan Czjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /län³⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laan⁴ cong¹ gong¹
    • Yale: làahn chōng gōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laan⁴ tsong¹ gong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lan⁴ cong¹ gong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːn²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

瀾滄江

1. the part of the Mekong River in China

Synonyms

• (part of Mekong River outside China): 湄公河 (Méigōng Hé)