波瀾

See also: 波澜

Chinese

		wave; (Cantonese) ball	swelling water
trad. (波瀾)		波	瀾
simp. (波澜)		波	澜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bōlán

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ ㄌㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bo¹ laan⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pho-lân / po-lân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bo¹ lang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bōlán
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄌㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bolán
    • Wade–Giles: po¹-lan²
    • Yale: bwō-lán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bolan
    • Palladius: болань (bolanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ län³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 波瀾／波澜 波蘭／波兰

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: bo¹ laan⁴
    • Yale: bō làahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bo¹ laan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bo¹ lan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔː⁵⁵ laːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 波瀾／波澜 波蘭／波兰

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pho-lân
    • Tâi-lô: pho-lân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoilaan
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² lan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰo³³ lan²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: po-lân
    • Tâi-lô: po-lân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poilaan
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po³³ lan²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /po⁴⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bo¹ lang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: po lâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /po³³⁻²³ laŋ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: pa lan

Rime
Character	波	瀾
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	戈 (95)	寒 (61)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	博禾切	落干切
Baxter	pa	lan
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/puɑ/	/lɑn/
Pan Wuyun	/puɑ/	/lɑn/
Shao Rongfen	/puɑ/	/lɑn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pwa/	/lan/
Li Rong	/puɑ/	/lɑn/
Wang Li	/puɑ/	/lɑn/
Bernard Karlgren	/puɑ/	/lɑn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bō	lán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bo1	laan4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*paːl  ɡ·raːn/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	波	瀾
Reading #	1/1	1/2
No.	9719	6122
Phonetic component	皮	柬
Rime group	歌	元
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	波	蘭
Old Chinese	/*paːl/	/*ɡ·raːn/

Noun

波瀾

1. (literary) billows; great waves
2. (figurative) surge (of emotion); cliffhanger

Synonyms

• (billows):

• 波浪 (bōlàng)
• 波濤／波涛 (bōtāo)
• 浪子 (nang⁴ zi³) (Sichuanese)
• 浪濤／浪涛 (làngtāo)

 

Derived terms

• 平地波瀾／平地波澜
• 波瀾壯闊／波澜壮阔 (bōlánzhuàngkuò)
• 波瀾萬丈／波澜万丈 (bōlánwànzhàng)
• 波瀾老成／波澜老成

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (波瀾):

• → Japanese: 波(は)瀾(らん) (haran)
• → Korean: 파란(波瀾) (paran)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
波	瀾
は Grade: 3	らん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
波乱

Noun

波(は)瀾(らん) • (haran) 

1. small waves and large waves
2. troubles, disturbance

Derived terms

• 波瀾万丈(はらんばんじょう) (haranbanjō)