靈長
Chinese
editalert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence |
long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop | ||
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trad. (靈長) | 靈 | 長 | |
simp. (灵长) | 灵 | 长 |
Etymology
editThe modern sense "human/primate" is borrowed from Japanese 霊長. Literally, "having fantastic power (human intelligence), and being the best of all things". Older attestations with other different obsolete meanings also exist.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: língjhǎng
- Wade–Giles: ling2-chang3
- Yale: líng-jǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lingjaang
- Palladius: линчжан (linčžan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /liŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ling4 zoeng2
- Yale: lìhng jéung
- Cantonese Pinyin: ling4 dzoeng2
- Guangdong Romanization: ling4 zêng2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɪŋ²¹ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit靈長
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