馬郎

Chinese

		horse; surname	youth
trad. (馬郎)		馬	郎
simp. (马郎)		马	郎

Etymology

Unknown.

Wu (2002) proposes that this is a corruption of 麻欄／麻栏, name for the traditional dwelling houses of the ethnic minorities (where lovers stay when dating), possibly influenced by 馬郎婦／马郎妇 (Mǎlángfù, “wife of Ma-lang, a manifestation of the bodhisattva Guanyin”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǎláng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǎláng
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎláng
    • Wade–Giles: ma³-lang²
    • Yale: mǎ-láng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maalang
    • Palladius: малан (malan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑŋ³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 馬郎

1. (dated) lover of an unmarried Miao (Hmong) or Yi girl

See also

• 遊方／游方 (yóufāng)
• 牛郎 (niúláng)