琅玕

Chinese

		(gem); tinkling of pendants
trad. (琅玕/瑯玕)		琅/瑯	玕
simp. (琅玕)		琅	玕

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lánggān

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄤˊ ㄍㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): long⁴ gon¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lánggān
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˊ ㄍㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lánggan
    • Wade–Giles: lang²-kan¹
    • Yale: láng-gān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: langgan
    • Palladius: лангань (langanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑŋ³⁵ kän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: long⁴ gon¹
    • Yale: lòhng gōn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: long⁴ gon¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: long⁴ gon¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːŋ²¹ kɔːn⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: lang kan

Rime
Character	琅	玕
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)	寒 (61)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	魯當切	古寒切
Baxter	lang	kan
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɑŋ/	/kɑn/
Pan Wuyun	/lɑŋ/	/kɑn/
Shao Rongfen	/lɑŋ/	/kɑn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/laŋ/	/kan/
Li Rong	/lɑŋ/	/kɑn/
Wang Li	/lɑŋ/	/kɑn/
Bernard Karlgren	/lɑŋ/	/kɑn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	láng	gān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	long4	gon1

Noun

琅玕

1. (literary) pearl-like gemstone
2. (literary, Chinese mythology) a kind of tree bearing pearl-like fruit
3. (literary, figurative) bamboo of good quality
4. (literary, figurative) elegant writing; ornate words
5. (literary, figurative) fine food; delicacies
6. (literary, figurative) icicle

Adjective

琅玕

1. (literary) disorderly; chaotic