法郎

Chinese

Etymology 1

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (法郎)		法	郎

Borrowed from French franc.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fǎláng, fàláng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄤˊ, ㄈㄚˋ ㄌㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ long⁴ / faat³ long^4-1
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoat-lông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fǎláng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fǎláng
  - Wade–Giles: fa³-lang²
  - Yale: fǎ-láng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faalang
  - Palladius: фалан (falan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    法郎
    髮廊／发廊
- (Standard Chinese, common variant in Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fàláng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˋ ㄌㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fàláng
  - Wade–Giles: fa⁴-lang²
  - Yale: fà-láng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fahlang
  - Palladius: фалан (falan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
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    法郎
    髮廊／发廊
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: faat³ long⁴ / faat³ long^4-1
  - Yale: faat lòhng / faat lōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ long⁴ / faat⁸ long^4-1
  - Guangdong Romanization: fad³ long⁴ / fad³ long^4-1
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ lɔːŋ²¹/, /faːt̚³ lɔːŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    法郎
    琺瑯／珐琅
    髮廊／发廊
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-lông
  - Tâi-lô: huat-lông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoatloong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ lɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ lɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ lɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ lɔŋ²³/

Noun

法郎

franc

Derived terms

比利時法郎／比利时法郎 (bǐlìshí fǎláng)
瑞士法郎 (Ruìshì fǎláng)
非洲法郎

Etymology 2

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (法郎)		法	郎

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from which language?”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fǎláng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ long⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fǎláng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fǎláng
  - Wade–Giles: fa³-lang²
  - Yale: fǎ-láng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faalang
  - Palladius: фалан (falan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    法郎
    髮廊／发廊
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: faat³ long⁴
  - Yale: faat lòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ long⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fad³ long⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ lɔːŋ²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    法郎
    琺瑯／珐琅
    髮廊／发廊

Noun

法郎

(Catholicism) pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)

Synonyms

Terms for pharaoh in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	法老, 法老王
Roman Catholic	法郎