朦朧

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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/
Bernhard
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

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (朦朧):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
朦 朧
もう
Hyōgai 		ろう
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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
朦朧たり		 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
Without auxiliary verb.
With auxiliary verb.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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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