蔥蘢

Chinese

		scallion; green onion	Polygonum posumbu
trad. (蔥蘢)		蔥	蘢
simp. (葱茏)		葱	茏
alternative forms		蔥籠／葱笼
anagram		蘢蔥／茏葱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cōnglóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung¹ lung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cōnglóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: conglóng
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻung¹-lung²
    • Yale: tsūng-lúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsonglong
    • Palladius: цунлун (cunlun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung¹ lung⁴
    • Yale: chūng lùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung¹ lung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung¹ lung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: tshuwng luwng

Rime
Character	蔥	蘢
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	清 (14)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	東 (1)	東 (1)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	倉紅切	盧紅切
Baxter	tshuwng	luwng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰuŋ/	/luŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰuŋ/	/luŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰuŋ/	/luŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰəwŋ/	/ləwŋ/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰuŋ/	/luŋ/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰuŋ/	/luŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰuŋ/	/luŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cōng	lóng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cung1	lung4

Adjective

蔥蘢

1. (ideophonic) lush; luxuriant
2. (literary) dense; strong; full
3. (literary) vigorous; vibrant
4. (literary) fine
5. (literary) hazy

Synonyms

• (lush): 蔥鬱／葱郁 (cōngyù)