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Chinese
| surname; Europe | positive (electric.); sun; male | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (歐陽) | 歐 | 陽 | |
| simp. (欧阳) | 欧 | 阳 | |
Etymology
According to 11th-century CE writer Ouyang Xiu, the surname originated with 4th-century BCE Prince 蹄 (Tí) of Yue, who settled on the southern face (陽／阳 (yáng)) of 歐餘山／欧余山 (Ōuyúshān, “mountain in Huzhou”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): au1 joeng4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Êu-yòng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1eu-yan6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Ōuyáng
- Zhuyin: ㄡ ㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Ouyáng
- Wade–Giles: Ou1-yang2
- Yale: Ōu-yáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ouyang
- Palladius: Оуян (Oujan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: au1 joeng4
- Yale: āu yèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: au1 joeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: eo1 yêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɐu̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Êu-yòng
- Hakka Romanization System: euˊ iongˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: eu1 yong2
- Sinological IPA: /eu̯²⁴ i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Êu-yòng
- Hakka Romanization System: euˊ (r)iongˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: eu1 yong2
- Sinological IPA: /eu̯²⁴ (j)i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O-iông
- Tâi-lô: O-iông
- Phofsit Daibuun: oi'ioong
- IPA (Quanzhou): /o³³ iɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Au-iâng
- Tâi-lô: Au-iâng
- Phofsit Daibuun: au'iaang
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /au⁴⁴⁻²² iaŋ¹³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ao1 iang5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: au iâng
- Sinological IPA (key): /au³³⁻²³ iaŋ⁵⁵/
- (Leizhou)
- Leizhou Pinyin: ao1 yiang5
- Sinological IPA: /au³⁵⁻³³ ziaŋ²²/
- Wu
Proper noun
歐陽
- a Chinese compound surname
- 歐陽修／欧阳修 ― Ōuyáng Xiū ― Ouyang Xiu (Song dynasty politician and essayist)
Descendants
Others:
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 歐 | 陽 |
| おう Hyōgai |
よう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 歐陽 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 歐陽, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |