孿生

Chinese

		twins	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (孿生)		孿	生
simp. (孪生)		孪	生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): luánshēng, lüánshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ, ㄌㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lyun⁴ sang¹, lyun⁴ saang¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): loân-seng / loân-sng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): luang⁵ sên¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: luánshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: luánsheng
    • Wade–Giles: luan²-shêng¹
    • Yale: lwán-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luansheng
    • Palladius: луаньшэн (luanʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯än³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lüánshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lyuánsheng
    • Wade–Giles: lüan²-shêng¹
    • Yale: lywán-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liuansheng
    • Palladius: люаньшэн (ljuanʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lyun⁴ sang¹, lyun⁴ saang¹
    • Yale: lyùhn sāng, lyùhn sāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lyn⁴ sang¹, lyn⁴ saang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lün⁴ seng¹, lün⁴ sang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lyːn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /lyːn²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: loân-seng
    • Tâi-lô: luân-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: loansefng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /luan¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /luan²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: loân-sng
    • Tâi-lô: luân-sng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: loansngf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /luan²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: luang⁵ sên¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: luâng seⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /luaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³/

Adjective

孿生

1. (attributive) twin

Derived terms

• 孿生兄弟／孪生兄弟 (luánshēng xiōngdì)
• 孿生子／孪生子 (luánshēngzǐ)