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魍魎

魍魎

See also: 魍魉

Chinese

		elf; sprite	sprite; fairy
trad. (魍魎)		魍	魎
simp. (魍魉)		魍	魉

Alternative forms

罔兩
罔閬
蛧蜽
蝄蜽
网兩
方良

Noun

魍魎

demons and monsters
(literary) light part of a shadow

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魍	魎
もう Hyōgaiji	りょう Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Alternative forms

罔両

Pronunciation

On'yomi
(Tokyo) もうりょう [mòóryóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [mo̞ːrjo̞ː]

Noun

魍魎 ‎(hiragana もうりょう, romaji mōryō, historical hiragana まうりやう)

demons and monsters, especially those of the sea or rivers

Derived terms

魑魅魍魎 (ちみもうりょう) ‎(chimimōryō)

See also

魑魅

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wǎngliǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁵ loeng⁵
Min Nan (POJ): mǹg-sǹg / mǹg-sngh

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wǎngliǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woangleang
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mong⁵ loeng⁵
  - Yale: móhng léuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁵ loeng⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ¹³ lœːŋ¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mǹg-sǹg / mǹg-sngh
  - Tâi-lô: mǹg-sǹg / mǹg-sngh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mngrsngx, mngrsngq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍²¹/, /mŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍ʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍⁴¹/, /mŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍ʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍²¹/, /mŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍ʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍¹¹/, /mŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍ʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍²¹/, /mŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍ʔ³²/