郎 (long4 | lang2) : young man; husband

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郎

long4

lang2

[1] [form of address] young man; husband; beau; son of another person
[2] category of persons such as women, students, etc
[3] [古] an official title in imperial times

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: (#163)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

郎

This word has been viewed 8401 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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伴郎 bun6 long4*2 ban4 lang2 = best man

新郎 san1 long4 xin1 lang2 = bridegroom

法郎 faat3 long4/4*1 = franc

吊兒郎當 diu3 ji4 long4 dong1 = to dilly-dally; take a careless and casual attitude

法國法郎 faat3 gwok3 faat3 long4 fa4 guo2 fa3 lang2 (Taiwan), fa3 guo2 fa3 lang2 (PRC) = franc (France)

瑞士法郎 seoi6 si6*2 faat3 long4 rui4 shi4 fa3 lang2 = Swiss franc

新郎哥 san1 long4 go1 = bridegroom

阻街女郎 zo2 gaai1 neoi5 long4 = prostitute

街頭女郎 gaai1 tau4 neoi5 long4 = a streetwalker, a prostitute

應召女郎 jing3 ziu6 neoi5 long4 = a call girl

女郎 neoi5 long4 nv3 lang2 = young woman; maiden; girl

應召女郎大本營 jing3 ziu6 neoi5 long4 daai6 bun2 jing4 = an escort agency (lit., "call girl headquarters")

豬郎 zyu1 long4 = a boar 粵

發郎黎 faat3 long4*1 lai4*2 = get angry 粵

伯郎市 baak3 long4 si5 = The Bronx

牛郎 ngau4 long4 niu2 lang2 = a cowherd, a cowboy; a toy boy, a boy toy, a gigolo, a male sex worker

二郎腿 ji6 long4 teoi2 er4 lang2 tui3 = sit with one's legs crossed

情郎 cing4 long4 qing2 lang2 = boyfriend; paramour, lover (of a woman)

郎溪 long4 kai1 lang2 xi1 = Langxi (place in Anhui)

哈姆太郎 haa1 mou5 taai3 long4 = Hamutaro (Japanese cartoon characer)

如意郎君 jyu4 ji3 long4 gwan1 ru2 yi4 lang2 jun1 = one's ideal husband; Mr. Right

令郎 ling6 long4 ling4 lang2 = your son [polite]

牛郎織女 ngau4 long4 zik1 neoi5*2 niu2 lang2 zhi1 nv3 = separated lovers

翹二郎腿 kiu3 ji6 long4 teoi2 qiao4 er4 lang2 tui3 = sit cross-legged

橋本龍太郎 kiu4 bun2 lung4 taai3 long4 qiao2 ben3 long2 tai4 lang2 = Hashimoto, Ryutaro (prime minister of Japan)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+90ce (off-site link)

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