放蕩

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See also: 放荡

Chinese

to release; to free; to let go
to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
 
a pond; pool; wash
a pond; pool; wash; squander; sweep away; move; shake; dissolute
 
trad. (放蕩)
simp. (放荡)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/2 2/2
Initial () (1) (7) (6)
Final () (106) (101) (101)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Rising (X) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed Open Open
Division () III I I
Fanqie
Baxter pjangH dangX thangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pʉɐŋH/ /dɑŋX/ /tʰɑŋH/
Pan
Wuyun
/pʷiɐŋH/ /dɑŋX/ /tʰɑŋH/
Shao
Rongfen
/piuɑŋH/ /dɑŋX/ /tʰɑŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/puaŋH/ /daŋX/ /tʰaŋH/
Li
Rong
/piuaŋH/ /dɑŋX/ /tʰɑŋH/
Wang
Li
/pĭwaŋH/ /dɑŋX/ /tʰɑŋH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/piwaŋH/ /dʱɑŋX/ /tʰɑŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
fàng dàng tàng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fong3 dong6 tong3
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/2 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
fàng dàng dàng
Middle
Chinese
‹ pjangH › ‹ dangX › ‹ dangH ›
Old
Chinese
/*paŋ-s/ /*N.rˁaŋʔ/ /*lˁaŋ-s/
English release; let go beat furiously (of the heart) throw out, purify from

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/2 2/2
No. 3038 14561 14569
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*paŋs/ /*l̥ʰaːŋs/ /*l'aːŋʔ/

Adjective

放蕩

  1. doing whatever one likes; showing no restraint
  2. wanton; immoral; licentious

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 3
とう
Hyōgai
kan'on

Etymology

/hautau/ > /hoːtoː/

Noun

(ほう)(とう) (hōtōはうたう (fautau)?

  1. doing as one wants without restraint, often with regard to alcohol and women; dissipation, debauchery

Derived terms

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

放蕩

  1. chữ Hán form of phóng đãng (to do whatever one likes; to show no restraint).