波瀾萬丈

See also: 波澜万丈, 波瀾万丈, and 波乱万丈

Chinese

		wave; (Cantonese) ball	swelling water	ten thousand; a great number; surname	zhang (unit of measurement)
trad. (波瀾萬丈)		波	瀾	萬	丈
simp. (波澜万丈)		波	澜	万	丈
Literally: “great waves thousands zhang high”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bōlánwànzhàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ ㄌㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bo¹ laan⁴ maan⁶ zoeng⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bōlánwànzhàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄌㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bolánwànjhàng
    • Wade–Giles: po¹-lan²-wan⁴-chang⁴
    • Yale: bwō-lán-wàn-jàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bolanwannjanq
    • Palladius: боланьваньчжан (bolanʹvanʹčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ län³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bo¹ laan⁴ maan⁶ zoeng⁶
    • Yale: bō làahn maahn jeuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bo¹ laan⁴ maan⁶ dzoeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bo¹ lan⁴ man⁶ zêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔː⁵⁵ laːn²¹ maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/

Idiom

波瀾萬丈

1. (obsolete, of emotion) agitated

   • 吁，是何言哉！人世勞苦，萬愁纏心，盡如燈蛾，爭撲名利，愁勝而髮白，神敗而形羸，方寸之間，波瀾萬丈，相妒相賊，猛於豪獸。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     吁，是何言哉！人世劳苦，万愁缠心，尽如灯蛾，争扑名利，愁胜而发白，神败而形羸，方寸之间，波澜万丈，相妒相贼，猛于豪兽。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 李復言, 《續玄怪錄》

     Xū, shì hé yán zāi! Rénshì láokǔ, wàn chóu chán xīn, jìn rú dēng é, zhēng pū mínglì, chóu shèng ér fà bái, shén bài ér xíng léi, fāngcùn zhī jiān, bōlánwànzhàng, xiāng dù xiāng zéi, měng yú háo shòu. [Pinyin]

     Alas! What are you even talking about! The mortal world is tiring, with tens of thousands of sorrows harassing your heart. Everyone competes for their fame and wealth just like a flying moth hurtling into the candlelight. Their sorrows win which bleaches their hair; their spirits lose which weakens their bodies. Within their tiny, agitated hearts, they envy and hate each other, making them fiercer than beasts.

2. eventful

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (波瀾萬丈):

• → Japanese: 波(は)瀾(らん)万(ばん)丈(じょ) (haranbanjo)
• → Korean: 파란만장(波瀾萬丈) (paranmanjang)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
波	瀾	萬	丈
は Grade: 3	らん Hyōgaiji	ばん Jinmeiyō	じょう Grade: S
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 波瀾萬丈 – see the following entry.

【波瀾万丈はらんばんじょう】 [noun] eventfulness Alternative spelling 波乱万丈

(This term, 波瀾萬丈, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)