魍魎

魍魎

See also: 魍魉

Chinese

		elf; sprite	sprite; fairy
trad. (魍魎)		魍	魎
simp. (魍魉)		魍	魉
variant forms		罔兩／罔两 罔閬／罔阆 蛧蜽 蝄蜽 网兩／网两

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǎngliǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁵ loeng⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): mǹg-sǹg / mǹg-sngh

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wǎngliǎng [Phonetic: wángliǎng]
    • 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
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁵ lêng⁵
    • 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/

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• Middle Chinese: /mʉɐŋ^X  lɨɐŋ^X/▼

Rime
Character	魍	魎
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	陽 (106)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	文兩切	良㢡切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mʉɐŋX/	/lɨɐŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷiɐŋX/	/liɐŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/miuɑŋX/	/liɑŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muaŋX/	/lɨaŋX/
Li Rong	/miuaŋX/	/liaŋX/
Wang Li	/mĭwaŋX/	/lĭaŋX/
Bernard Karlgren	/miwaŋX/	/li̯aŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǎng	liǎng

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*maŋʔ  raŋʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	魍	魎
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	12682	8058
Phonetic component	亡	兩
Rime group	陽	陽
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	网
Old Chinese	/*maŋʔ/	/*raŋʔ/
Notes	同蛧見漢賦

Noun

魍魎

1. demons and monsters
2. (literary) light part of a shadow

Derived terms

魑魅魍魎／魑魅魍魉 (chīmèi wǎngliǎng)

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Japanese

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

Alternative forms

• 罔両

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) もーりょー [mòóryóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [mo̞ːɾʲo̞ː]

Noun

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

1. demons and monsters, especially those of the sea or rivers

Derived terms

• 魑 (ち)魅 (み)魍 (もう)魎 (りょう) (chimimōryō)

See also

• 魑魅

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN