弄璋 in Chinese

IPA: /nʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lʊŋ²² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /nʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/, /lʊŋ²² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: nòngzhāng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄤ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lung⁶ zoeng¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], nòngzhāng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], nòngjhang [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], nung⁴-chang¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], nùng-jāng [Mandarin, Yale], nonqjang [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], нунчжан [Mandarin, Palladius], nunčžan [Mandarin, Palladius], luhng jēung [Cantonese, Yale], lung⁶ dzoeng¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lung⁶ zêng¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: In ancient times, boys were given jade tablets as toys, in the hope that they will become virtuous men when they grow up. Jade symbolises cleanness and virtuousness. Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 弄璋

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  "etymology_text": "In ancient times, boys were given jade tablets as toys, in the hope that they will become virtuous men when they grow up. Jade symbolises cleanness and virtuousness.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "弄璋",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "nòngzhāngzhīxǐ",
          "word": "弄璋之喜"
        },
        {
          "word": "弄璋弄瓦"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to give birth to a boy"
      ],
      "id": "en-弄璋-zh-verb-Y6CoPvIx",
      "links": [
        [
          "give birth",
          "give birth"
        ],
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) to give birth to a boy"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "nòngwǎ",
          "word": "弄瓦"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nòngzhāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lung⁶ zoeng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nòngzhāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nòngjhang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nung⁴-chang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nùng-jāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nonqjang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "нунчжан"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nunčžan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luhng jēung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lung⁶ dzoeng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lung⁶ zêng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lʊŋ²² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lʊŋ²² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "弄璋"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "nòngzhāngzhīxǐ",
      "word": "弄璋之喜"
    },
    {
      "word": "弄璋弄瓦"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "In ancient times, boys were given jade tablets as toys, in the hope that they will become virtuous men when they grow up. Jade symbolises cleanness and virtuousness.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "弄璋",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "nòngwǎ",
      "word": "弄瓦"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese verbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese literary terms",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese verbs",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to give birth to a boy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "give birth",
          "give birth"
        ],
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) to give birth to a boy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nòngzhāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lung⁶ zoeng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nòngzhāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nòngjhang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nung⁴-chang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nùng-jāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nonqjang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "нунчжан"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nunčžan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luhng jēung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lung⁶ dzoeng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lung⁶ zêng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lʊŋ²² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lʊŋ²² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "弄璋"
}

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"弄璋" meaning in Chinese

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