嶺南
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Chinese
| mountain range | south | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (嶺南) | 嶺 | 南 | |
| simp. (岭南) | 岭 | 南 | |
| anagram | 南嶺／南岭 | ||
Etymology
"South of the mountain range":
- Lingnan is south of the Nanling mountain range.
- Yeongnam is south of Mount Joryeong and the Mungyeong Saejae.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ling5 naam4
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄋㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Lǐngnán
- Wade–Giles: Ling3-nan2
- Yale: Lǐng-nán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liingnan
- Palladius: Линнань (Linnanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ling5 naam4
- Yale: líhng nàahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: ling5 naam4
- Guangdong Romanization: ling5 nam4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɪŋ¹³ naːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Proper noun
嶺南
- Lingnan (the area of China south of the Nanling Mountains, covering the modern Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan as well as modern northern Vietnam)
- Yeongnam (an area equivalent to modern southeastern South Korea, synonymous with 慶尚道／庆尚道 (“Gyeongsang Province”), one of the traditional Eight Provinces of Korea)
Synonyms
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 嶺 | 南 |
Proper noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 嶺 | 南 |
Proper noun
嶺南