遼寧

See also: 辽宁

Chinese

		Liao (river)	peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.)
trad. (遼寧)		遼	寧
simp. (辽宁)		辽	宁
alternative forms		遼甯

Etymology

From 遼／辽 (“Liao River”) + 寧／宁 (“peace; tranquility”).

The name was adopted in 1929, replacing the former name 奉天 (fèngtiān, “Fengtian”), with the meaning of "eternal peace in the Liao River basin" (遼河永久安寧).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Liáoníng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁴ ning⁴
• Gan (Wiktionary): 'lieu⁴ lin⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Liàu-nèn

  (Hailu, HRS): liau nen

  (Meixian, Guangdong): liau² nên²

• Eastern Min (BUC): Lièu-nìng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): lieo² neng²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Liâu-lêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): liou⁵ lêng⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶liau-nin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Liáoníng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Liáoníng
    • Wade–Giles: Liao²-ning²
    • Yale: Lyáu-níng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liauning
    • Palladius: Ляонин (Ljaonin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ niŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: liu⁴ ning⁴
    • Yale: lìuh nìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁴ ning⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: liu⁴ ning⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯²¹ nɪŋ²¹/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'lieu⁴ lin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈliɛu³⁵ lin³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Liàu-nèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: liau^ˇ nen^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: liau² nen²
    • Sinological IPA: /li̯au̯¹¹ nen¹¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: liau nen
    • Sinological IPA: /liau⁵⁵ nen⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: liau² nên²
    • Sinological IPA: /liau¹¹ nɛn¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Lièu-nìng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃ieu⁵³⁻³³ nˡiŋ⁵³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: lieo² neng² [Phonetic: lieo⁵ neng²]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Lá̤u-néng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lieu¹³⁻¹¹ nɛŋ¹³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: lieo² neng² [Phonetic: lieo⁵ neng²]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lieu²⁴⁻²¹ nɛŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liâu-lêng
    • Tâi-lô: Liâu-lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liauleeng
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /liau²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /liau²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /liau¹³⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /liau²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /liau²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: liou⁵ lêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liôu lêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ leŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶liau-nin
    • MiniDict: liau^去 nin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³liau-nin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /liɔ²² nin⁴⁴/

Proper noun

遼寧

1. (～省) Liaoning (a province in northeastern China)

Derived terms

• 遼寧青銅文化 / 辽宁青铜文化 (Liáoníng qīngtóng wénhuà)

Descendants

• → English: Liaoning, Liao-ning, Liao Ning
• → Manchu: ᠯᡳᠶᠣᠣ
  ᠨᡳᠩ (liyoo ning)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遼	寧
りょう Jinmeiyō	ねい Grade: S
on'yomi

Proper noun

遼(りょう)寧(ねい) • (Ryōnei) 

1. Liaoning (a province in northeastern China)

Korean

Hanja in this term
遼	寧

Proper noun

遼寧 • (yonyeong) (hangeul 요녕)

1. hanja form^? of 요녕 : Liaoning (a province in northeastern China)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
遼	寧

Proper noun

遼寧

1. chữ Hán form of Liêu Ninh: Liaoning (a province in northeastern China)