兩

See also: 両 and 两

Translingual

shinjitai	両
simplified	两
traditional	兩

Stroke order

Etymology

Two 丙 side by side. 丙 was originally phonetic (both 丙 and 兩 were pronounced as approximately *praŋʔ in Old Chinese).

Han character

兩 (radical 11 入+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 一中月人 (MLBO), four-corner 1022₇, composition ⿻⿻丅冂⿰入入)

References

• KangXi: page 126, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1436
• Dae Jaweon: page 272, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 24, character 2
• Unihan data for U+5169

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Hakka

Hanzi

兩 (POJ liong (liong¹), líong (liong²), Hagfa Pinyim liong1, liong3)

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References

• Academia Sinica - Hakka-English Dictionary
• Lau, Chun-fat. Hakka Pinyin Dictionary (Chinese). Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1997 (Chinese IME supplement) ISBN 962-201-750-9.

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Chinese

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trad.		兩
simp.		两

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎng (liang³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁵
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): lióng/liông
• Min Nan (POJ): niú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: liǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ
    • Wade-Giles: liang³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leang
    • IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: loeng⁵
    • Yale: léuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /lœːŋ¹³/
• Hakka
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lióng/liông
    • IPA (Siyen, incl. Miaoli): /li̯oŋ³¹/, /li̯oŋ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niú
    • Tâi-lô: niú
    • IPA (Taipei): /niu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /niu⁵³/

Numeral

兩

1. two

   兩兩隻熱氣球 / 两两隻热气球  ―  liǎngzhī rèqìqiú  ―  two hot air ballons

2. some, few

   你們這兩兩天真夠辛苦的。 [MSC, trad.]

   你们这两两天真够辛苦的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐmen zhè liǎngtiān zhēn gòu xīnkǔ de. [Pinyin]

   You've really been working hard the past few days.

Usage notes

• 兩 is used when counting things with a measure word, 二 is used in numbers.
• Examples with 兩

  兩個人 two people, 兩年 two years

• Examples with 二

  二十 twenty (literally "two tens"), 第二 second

Synonyms

• 二 (èr, "two")

Compounds

Derived terms

兩岸 兩敗俱傷 兩班倒 兩半, 兩半兒 兩邊 兩點水兒 兩股勁, 兩股勁兒 兩廣 兩漢 兩湖 兩虎相鬥 兩回事, 兩回事兒 兩極 兩件套 兩可 兩口兒 兩口子 兩立 兩利 兩面, 兩面兒 兩面光 兩面夾攻 兩面派 兩面三刀 兩面性 兩旁 兩棲 兩棲動物 兩棲植物 兩歧 兩三天 兩世為人 兩手, 兩手兒 兩說着 兩頭, 兩頭兒 兩下裡 兩性 兩樣 兩翼 兩院制 兩造 兩着兒 兩者

References

• "两" (in Mandarin/English), MDBG English to Chinese dictionary ( Based on CC-CEDICT ). URL accessed on 2014-03-21.
• ""Er" and "liang"" (in Mandarin/English), Chinese Grammar Wiki. URL accessed on 2014-03-21.
• "Jukuu" (in Mandarin/English), Jukuu. URL accessed on 2014-03-21.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎng (liang³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng²
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): lióng/liông
• Min Nan (POJ): nn̄g

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: liǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ
    • Wade-Giles: liang³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leang
    • IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/

    • (file)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: loeng²
    • Yale: léung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loeng²
    • IPA ^(key): /lœːŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lióng/liông
    • IPA (Siyen, incl. Miaoli): /li̯oŋ³¹/, /li̯oŋ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nn̄g
    • Tâi-lô: nn̄g
    • IPA (Taipei): /nŋ̍³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /nŋ̍²²/

Noun

兩

1. Tael, an ancient unit of weight for silver, approximatly 40 grams
2. market tael (市兩／市两), equal to 50 grams

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (兩):

• Japanese: 両 (りょう, ryō)
• Korean: 량 (兩, ryang)
• Vietnamese: lưỡng, lạng (兩)

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Japanese

Kanji

兩

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 両)

1. both

Readings

• On: りょう (ryō)
• Kun: ふたつ (futatsu)

Alternative forms

• 两 (also kyūjitai)

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Korean

Hanja

兩 (ryang) (hangeul 량, revised ryang, McCune-Reischauer ryang)

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Vietnamese

Han character

兩 (lưỡng, lạng)

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