朦朧

See also: 矇矓 and 朦胧

Chinese

		deceive; indistinct	rising moon
trad. (朦朧)		朦	朧
simp. (朦胧)		朦	胧
variant forms		⿱𫇦一龙 (second-round simplified)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ménglóng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mung⁴ lung⁴
Min Nan (POJ): bông-lông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: ménglóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menglong
  - IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    朦朧／朦胧
    矇矓／蒙眬
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: mung⁴ lung⁴
  - Yale: mùhng lùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mung⁴ lung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: mung⁴ lung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mʊŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    朦朧／朦胧
    矇矓／蒙眬
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bông-lông
  - Tâi-lô: bông-lông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bongloong
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ¹³⁻²² lɔŋ¹³/

Middle Chinese: /muŋ luŋ/▼

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
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/
Bernard Karlgren	/muŋ/	/luŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	méng	lóng

Adjective

朦朧

Synonyms

(indistinct):

含糊 (hánhu)
恍惚 (huǎnghū)
模糊 (móhu)

隱約／隐约 (yǐnyuē)
隱隱／隐隐 (yǐnyǐn)

(confused): 糊塗／糊涂 (hútú), 迷糊 (míhu)

Derived terms

朦朧保舉／朦胧保举
朦朧恍惚／朦胧恍惚

朦朧朦朧／朦胧朦胧
醉眼朦朧／醉眼朦胧

Japanese

Kanji in this term
朦	朧
もう Hyōgaiji	ろう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Adjective

朦朧 (-tari inflection, hiragana もうろう, rōmaji mōrō)

faint, dim, obscure (not clearly visible)
vague (not clearly expressed)
hazy (in an impaired mental state)

Derived terms

朦朧体 (もうろうたい) (mōrōtai)

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