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Chinese
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wave; breaker; unrestrained wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated
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free; unrestrained; inundate
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Etymology
Originally a native Chinese word meaning “unrestrained, indulgent”. Later used as a phono-semantic matching of English romantic, itself derived from French romantique. Compare also Chinese 羅馬／罗马 (Luómǎ), French roman (“novel”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
浪漫
- (literary) indulgent; unrestrained; at will; wanton
- (often literary) Alternative term for 爛漫／烂漫 (lànmàn, “bright-coloured; brilliant”).
- (loanword) romantic
- 不懂浪漫 ― bùdǒng làngmàn ― to not understand romance; to be unromantic
- (by extension) dissolute; debauched; voluptuous; loose
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Japanese
Etymology 1
Phono-semantic matching of French roman, probably coined by Natsume Sōseki. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Noun
浪漫 or 浪漫 • (rōman) ←らうまん (rauman)?
- Alternative form of ロマン (roman, “romance; qualities as if it were a romance novel”)
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 浪漫 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 浪漫, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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References
Korean
Noun
浪漫 • (nangman) (hangeul 낭만)
- Hanja form? of 낭만 (“romance”).
Vietnamese
Adjective
浪漫
- chữ Hán form of lãng mạn (“romantic”).
