瀾滄

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (瀾滄)		瀾	滄
simp. (澜沧)		澜	沧
alternative forms		灡沧

Etymology

Borrowed from Lao ລ້ານຊ້າງ (lān sāng, “Lan Xang”, literally “million elephants”). Compare Thai ล้านช้าง (láan-cháang).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Láncāng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˊ ㄘㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): laan⁴ cong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Láncāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄘㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Láncang
  - Wade–Giles: Lan²-tsʻang¹
  - Yale: Lán-tsāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lantsang
  - Palladius: Ланьцан (Lanʹcan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /län³⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: laan⁴ cong¹
  - Yale: làahn chōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laan⁴ tsong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lan⁴ cong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːn²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

瀾滄

(～王國) (historical) Alternative name for 南掌 (Nánzhǎng, “Lan Xang Kingdom”).
(～拉祜族自治縣, ～縣) Lancang Lahu Autonomous County (an autonomous county of Pu'er, Yunnan, China)

Derived terms

瀾滄江／澜沧江 (Láncāng Jiāng)

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