怡朗

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (怡朗)		怡	朗

Etymology

From Hiligaynon Ilong-ilong, the river on which Iloilo city was built next to, as recorded in the Maragtas. It roughly translates to "nose-like", which could refer to the shape of the river's opening.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yílǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˊ ㄌㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁴ long⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Î-lóng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yílǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄌㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yílǎng
    • Wade–Giles: I²-lang³
    • Yale: Yí-lǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yilaang
    • Palladius: Илан (Ilan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³⁵ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁴ long⁵
    • Yale: yìh lóhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁴ long⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁴ long⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²¹ lɔːŋ¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Î-lóng
    • Tâi-lô: Î-lóng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ilorng
    • IPA (Philippines): /i²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

Proper noun

怡朗

1. (Taiwan, Philippines) (～省) Iloilo (a province of the Philippines)
2. (Taiwan, Philippines) (～市, formerly ～埠) Iloilo (a city in Iloilo, Philippines)

Synonyms

• (Mainland China) 伊洛伊洛 (Yīluòyīluò)
• (Hong Kong) 依路, 衣路

See also

• 惡黨／恶党 (Ok-tóng)