兩班

See also: 两班

Chinese

		both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	team; class; rank team; class; rank; squad; a work shift; a measure word; surname
trad. (兩班)		兩	班
simp. (两班)		两	班

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎngbān

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎngbān
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎngban
    • Wade–Giles: liang³-pan¹
    • Yale: lyǎng-bān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leangban
    • Palladius: лянбань (ljanbanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pän⁵⁵/

Noun

兩班

1. (historical) the two rows of officials during imperial audiences (i.e. one row of civil vassals (文班) and one row of military vassals (武班)); officials in general
2. (historical) the yangban class in Korea

Korean

Hanja in this term
兩	班

Noun

兩班 • (yangban) (hangeul 양반)

1. Hanja form^? of 양반 (“yangban”).