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南管

南管

Chinese

		south	to take care (of); to control; to manage to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; tube; pipe
simp. and trad. (南管)		南	管

Noun

南管

Nanguan (an ancient musical genre originating in Fujian, China, and also performed in Taiwan and Singapore)

Synonyms

南音
南樂／南乐
南曲

Related terms

北管 (běiguǎn)

Etymology

Literally "southern pipe"

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): nánguǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ gun²
Min Nan (POJ): lâm-koán

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: nánguǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nangoan
  - IPA ^(key): /na̠n³⁵ ku̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: naam⁴ gun²
  - Yale: nàahm gún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ gun²
  - IPA ^(key): /nɑːm²¹ kuːn³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâm-koán
  - Tâi-lô: lâm-kuán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lamkoarn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lam²⁴⁻²² kuan⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lam²⁴⁻²² kuan⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lam¹³⁻²² kuan⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ kuan⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lam²³⁻³³ kuan⁴¹/