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嶺南

嶺南

See also: 南嶺 and 岭南

Chinese

		Nanling	south southern (area)
trad. (嶺南)		嶺	南
simp. (岭南)		岭	南
anagram		南嶺／南岭

Proper noun

嶺南

(geography) Lingnan, the area of China south of the Nanling Mountains

Etymology

From the area's position south of the Nanling mountain range

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Lǐngnán

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄋㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁵ naam⁴
Min Nan (POJ): Léng-lâm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Lǐngnán
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄋㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liingnan
  - IPA ^(key): /liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ na̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ling⁵ naam⁴
  - Yale: líhng nàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁵ naam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ¹³ nɑːm²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Léng-lâm
  - Tâi-lô: Líng-lâm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lefnglaam
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lam²³/