龍鍾

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (龍鍾)		龍	鍾
simp. (龙钟)		龙	钟
alternative forms		龍鐘／龙钟

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lóngzhōng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ zung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lóngzhōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lóngjhong
  - Wade–Giles: lung²-chung¹
  - Yale: lúng-jūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longjong
  - Palladius: лунчжун (lunčžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    隆中
    龍鍾／龙钟
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lung⁴ zung¹
  - Yale: lùhng jūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ dzung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lung⁴ zung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: ljowng tsyowng

Rime
Character	龍	鍾
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	鍾 (7)	鍾 (7)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	力鍾切	職容切
Baxter	ljowng	tsyowng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨoŋ/	/t͡ɕɨoŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/lioŋ/	/t͡ɕioŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/lioŋ/	/t͡ɕioŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/luawŋ/	/cuawŋ/
Li Rong	/lioŋ/	/t͡ɕioŋ/
Wang Li	/lĭwoŋ/	/t͡ɕĭwoŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/li̯woŋ/	/t͡ɕi̯woŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lóng	zhōng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lung⁴	zung¹

Adjective

龍鍾

(literary) senile; decrepit
(literary) crying
- 故園東望路漫漫，雙袖龍鍾淚不乾。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  故园东望路漫漫，双袖龙钟泪不干。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 唐．岑參〈逢入京使〉
  Gùyuán dōng wàng lù mànmàn, shuāng xiù lóngzhōng lèi bùgān. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

老態龍鍾／老态龙钟 (lǎotàilóngzhōng)
老邁龍鍾／老迈龙钟
龍鍾潦倒／龙钟潦倒

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