琺瑯

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (琺瑯/琺琅/珐琅)		琺/珐	瑯/琅
simp. (珐琅)		珐	琅

Etymology

Transcription of a foreign term, although the exact source remains unknown. Usually considered to be derived from or related to 拂菻 (Fúlǐn, “Byzantium”) or 佛朗機／佛朗机 (Fólǎngjī, “European”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fàláng

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˋ ㄌㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ long⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoat-lông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fàláng
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˋ ㄌㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fàláng
    • Wade–Giles: fa⁴-lang²
    • Yale: fà-láng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fahlang
    • Palladius: фалан (falan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 法郎 髮廊／发廊

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: faat³ long⁴
    • Yale: faat lòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ long⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fad³ long⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ lɔːŋ²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 法郎 琺瑯／珐琅 髮廊／发廊

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-lông
    • Tâi-lô: huat-lông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoatloong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ lɔŋ²⁴/

Noun

琺瑯

1. enamel (opaque or semi-transparent glossy substance)

Synonyms

• 搪瓷 (tángcí)
• (Hokkien) 燙瓷／烫瓷, 淋搪, 瓷搪
• (Xiang) 洋瓷

Derived terms

• 內填琺瑯器／内填珐琅器
• 琺瑯彩／珐琅彩
• 琺瑯質／珐琅质 (fàlángzhì)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
琺	瑯
ほう Hyōgaiji	ろう Hyōgaiji

Noun

琺(ほう)瑯(ろう) or 琺瑯(ホーロー) • (hōrō) 

1. enamel (vitreous enamel)