寬宏

Chinese

		lenient; wide; broad	spacious
trad. (寬宏)		寬	宏
simp. (宽宏)		宽	宏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuānhóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fun¹ wang⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khoan-hông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuānhóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuanhóng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuan¹-hung²
    • Yale: kwān-húng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuanhorng
    • Palladius: куаньхун (kuanʹxun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯än⁵⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fun¹ wang⁴
    • Yale: fūn wàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fun¹ wang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fun¹ weng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuːn⁵⁵ wɐŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoan-hông
    • Tâi-lô: khuan-hông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoanhoong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuan³³ hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰuan⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuan⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/

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• Middle Chinese: khwan hweang

Rime
Character	寬	宏
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	桓 (62)	耕 (118)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	I	II
Fanqie	苦官切	戸萌切
Baxter	khwan	hweang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰuɑn/	/ɦˠwɛŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰʷɑn/	/ɦʷᵚæŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰuɑn/	/ɣuɐŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰwan/	/ɦwəɨjŋ/
Li Rong	/kʰuɑn/	/ɣuɛŋ/
Wang Li	/kʰuɑn/	/ɣwæŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰuɑn/	/ɣwæŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kuān	hóng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fun1	wang4

Adjective

寬宏

1. magnanimous; generous (in spirit); large-minded

Synonyms

• 厚道 (hòudào)
• 大度 (dàdù) (formal)
• 大量 (dàliàng)
• 寬厚／宽厚 (kuānhòu)
• 寬大／宽大 (kuāndà)
• 寬洪／宽洪 (kuānhóng)
• 寬綽／宽绰 (kuānchuò) (archaic)

 

Derived terms

• 寬宏大度／宽宏大度 (kuānhóng dàdù)
• 寬宏大量／宽宏大量 (kuānhóng dàliàng)