蘭學

蘭學

See also: 兰学 and 蘭学

Chinese

		orchid	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology
trad. (蘭學)		蘭	學
simp. (兰学)		兰	学

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 蘭學 (らんがく) (rangaku), shinjitai: 蘭学 (らんがく) (rangaku). literally "Dutch learning", and by extension "Western learning".

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lánxué

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laan⁴ hok⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): làn-ho̍k
• Min Dong (BUC): làng-hŏk
• Min Nan (Teochew, Peng'im): lang⁵ hag⁸
• Wu (Wiktionary): le hhoq (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lánxué
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lanshyue
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lánsyué
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /län³⁵ ɕɥɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: laan⁴ hok⁶
    • Yale: làahn hohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laan⁴ hok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lan⁴ hog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /läːn²¹ hɔːk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: làn-ho̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: lanˇ hog
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lan² hog⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /lan¹¹ hok̚⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: làng-hŏk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃aŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(h-)ŋouʔ⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lang⁵ hag⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lâng ha̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hak̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: le hhoq (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /le̞²² ɦʊʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

蘭學

1. (historical) rangaku, the Japanese study of Western knowledge.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蘭	學
らん Jinmeiyō	がく Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

蘭學 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 蘭学, hiragana らんがく, rōmaji rangaku)

1. Kyūjitai form of 蘭学: study of Western knowledge (literally, Dutch studies)