榮光

榮光

See also: 栄光 and 荣光

Chinese

		glory; honored	light; ray; bright
trad. (榮光)		榮	光
simp. (荣光)		荣	光
anagram		光榮／光荣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): róngguāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wing⁴ gwong¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yùng-kông
• Min Nan (POJ): êng-kng / êng-kong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: róngguāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: róngguang
    • Wade–Giles: jung²-kuang¹
    • Yale: rúng-gwāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rongguang
    • Palladius: жунгуан (žunguan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐʊŋ³⁵ kwɑŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 容光 榮光／荣光

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: wing⁴ gwong¹
    • Yale: wìhng gwōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wing⁴ gwong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wing⁴ guong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɪŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 容光 榮光／荣光

• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yùng-kông
    • Hakka Romanization System: iungˇ gong´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yung² gong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯uŋ¹¹ koŋ²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yùng-kông
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)iungˇ gong´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yung² gong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯uŋ¹¹ koŋ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: êng-kng
    • Tâi-lô: îng-kng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: engk'ngf
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kŋ̍³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ²³⁻³³ kŋ̍⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: êng-kong
    • Tâi-lô: îng-kong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: engkofng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɦˠwiæŋ  kwɑŋ/

Rime
Character	榮	光
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	云 (35)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	庚 (112)	唐 (102)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	永兵切	古黃切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠwiæŋ/	/kwɑŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷᵚiaŋ/	/kʷɑŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuaŋ/	/kuɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwiajŋ/	/kwaŋ/
Li Rong	/ɣiuɐŋ/	/kuɑŋ/
Wang Li	/ɣĭwɐŋ/	/kuɑŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯wɐŋ/	/kwɑŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóng	guāng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wing4	gwong1

Adjective

榮光

1. honorable; glorious

   • 方將延榮光於后昆，軼玄風於邃古。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     方将延荣光于后昆，轶玄风于邃古。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Tang Dynasty, Li Bai, 《大獵賦》

     Fāng jiāng yán róngguāng yú hòu kūn, yì xuán fēng yú suì gǔ. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this example)

   • 《願榮光歸香港》 [Cantonese, trad.]
     《愿荣光归香港》 [Cantonese, simp.]

     “jyun⁶ wing⁴ gwong¹ gwai¹ hoeng¹ gong²” [Jyutping]

     “Glory to Hong Kong” (2019 protest song)

Synonyms

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光彩 (guāngcǎi) 光耀 (guāngyào) 光榮／光荣 (guāngróng) 名譽／名誉 (míngyù)

好聽／好听 (hǎotīng) 榮耀／荣耀 (róngyào) 風光／风光 (fēngguang) (figurative, colloquial) 體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)

Antonyms

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不名譽／不名誉 (bùmíngyù)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (榮光):

• → Japanese: 栄光(えいこう) (eikō)
• → Korean: 영광(榮光) (yeonggwang)
• → Vietnamese: vinh quang (榮光)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
榮	光
えい Jinmeiyō	こう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

榮(えい)光(こう) • (eikō)  (kyūjitai, shinjitai 栄光)

1. Kyūjitai form of 栄光: honor; glory

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Korean

Hanja in this term
榮	光

Noun

榮光 • (yeonggwang) (hangeul 영광)

1. Hanja form^? of 영광 (“honor; glory”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
榮	光

Noun

榮光

1. chữ Hán form of vinh quang (“honor; glory”).

Adjective

榮光

1. chữ Hán form of vinh quang (“glorious”).