朦朧

See also: 矇矓 and 朦胧

Chinese
deceive; indistinct rising moon
trad. (朦朧) 朦 朧
simp. (朦胧) 朦 胧
2nd round simp. 𰰡龙

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 朦 朧
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 明 (4) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 東 (1) 東 (1)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I I
Fanqie 莫紅切 盧紅切
Baxter muwng luwng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /muŋ/ /luŋ/
Pan
Wuyun		 /muŋ/ /luŋ/
Shao
Rongfen		 /muŋ/ /luŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /məwŋ/ /ləwŋ/
Li
Rong		 /muŋ/ /luŋ/
Wang
Li		 /muŋ/ /luŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /muŋ/ /luŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 méng lóng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 mung4 lung4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 朦 朧
Reading # 1/2 1/2
No. 8973 8414
Phonetic
component		 冡 龍
Rime
group		 東 東
Rime
subdivision		 0 0
Corresponding
MC rime		 蒙 籠
Old
Chinese		 /*moːŋ/ /*roːŋ/

Adjective

朦朧

  1. (of moonlight) dim; hazy
  2. indistinct; fuzzy; blurred
  3. confused; muddled

Synonyms
  • (dim): (literary) 曚曨／曚昽 (ménglóng)
  • (indistinct):

Derived terms
  • 朦朧保舉／朦胧保举
  • 朦朧恍惚／朦胧恍惚
  • 朦朧朦朧／朦胧朦胧
  • 醉眼朦朧／醉眼朦胧

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (朦朧):

Japanese
Kanji in this term
朦 朧
もう
Hyōgaiji		 ろう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) もーろー [mòóróó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mo̞ːɾo̞ː]

Adjective

朦(もう)朧(ろう) • (mōrō) †-tari (adnominal 朦(もう)朧(ろう)とした (mōrō to shita) or 朦(もう)朧(ろう)たる (mōrō taru), adverbial 朦(もう)朧(ろう)と (mōrō to) or 朦(もう)朧(ろう)として (mōrō to shite))

  1. faint, dim, obscure (not clearly visible)
  2. vague (not clearly expressed)
  3. hazy (in an impaired mental state)

Inflection
Classical conjugation of "朦朧たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 朦朧たらもうろうたらmouroutara
Continuative (連用形) 朦朧と[1]
朦朧たり[2]		もうろうと
もうろうたり		mourouto
mouroutari
Terminal (終止形) 朦朧たりもうろうたりmouroutari
Attributive (連体形) 朦朧たるもうろうたるmouroutaru
Realis (已然形) 朦朧たれもうろうたれmouroutare
Imperative (命令形) 朦朧たれもうろうたれmouroutare
Key constructions
Negative 朦朧たらずもうろうたらずmouroutarazu
Contrasting conjunction 朦朧たれどもうろうたれどmouroutaredo
Causal conjunction 朦朧たればもうろうたればmouroutareba
Conditional conjunction 朦朧たらばもうろうたらばmouroutaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 朦朧たりきもうろうたりきmouroutariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 朦朧たりけりもうろうたりけりmouroutarikeri
Adverbial 朦朧ともうろうとmourouto
[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.

Derived terms
  • 朦朧体(もうろうたい) (mōrōtai)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
朦朧

Root

朦朧 • (mongnong) (hangeul 몽롱)

  1. Hanja form? of 몽롱.

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
朦朧

Adjective

朦朧

  1. chữ Hán form of mông lung (“vague, uncertain, confused”).
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