浪漫
Chinese edit
wave; breaker; unrestrained wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated |
free; unrestrained; inundate | ||
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trad. (浪漫) | 浪 | 漫 | |
simp. #(浪漫) | 浪 | 漫 |
Etymology edit
Originally a native Chinese word meaning “unrestrained, indulgent”. Later used as a phono-semantic matching of English romantic, itself derived from French romantique. Compare also Chinese 羅馬/罗马 (Luómǎ), French roman (“novel”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
浪漫
- (literary) indulgent; unrestrained; at will; wanton
- (often literary) Alternative term for 爛漫/烂漫 (lànmàn, “bright-coloured; brilliant”).
- (loanword) romantic
- 不懂浪漫 ― bùdǒng làngmàn ― to not understand romance; to be unromantic
- (by extension) dissolute; debauched; voluptuous; loose
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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浪 | 漫 |
ろう Grade: S |
まん Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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浪曼 |
Phono-semantic matching of French roman, probably coined by Natsume Sōseki. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
浪漫 or 浪漫 • (rōman) ←らうまん (rauman)?
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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浪 | 漫 |
ろう > ろ Grade: S |
まん Grade: S |
irregular |
Alternative spelling |
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浪曼 |
For pronunciation and definitions of 浪漫 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 浪漫, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
References edit
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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浪 | 漫 |
Noun edit
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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浪 | 漫 |
Adjective edit
浪漫