元朗

Chinese

		primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	clear; bright
simp. and trad. (元朗)		元	朗

Etymology

Originally written as 圓蓢, then as 元塱 and finally as 元朗.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yuánlǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ long⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yuánlǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yuánlǎng
  - Wade–Giles: Yüan²-lang³
  - Yale: Ywán-lǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuanlaang
  - Palladius: Юаньлан (Juanʹlan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ long⁵
  - Yale: yùhn lóhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ long⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ long⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ lɔːŋ¹³/

Proper noun

元朗

Yuen Long (a place in Hong Kong)
(～區) Yuen Long District (a district of Hong Kong)

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