# 魍魎
## Chinese

* 魍魎 (Written Standard Chinese)
* Wangliang (English)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wǎngliǎng
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mong$^5$ loeng$^5$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bóng-lióng / mǹg-sǹg / mǹg-sngh
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$maon-lian
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wǎngliǎng [Phonetic: wángliǎng]
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wǎngliǎng
*** Wade–Giles: wang$^3$-liang$^3$
*** Yale: wǎng-lyǎng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woangleang
*** Palladius: ванлян (vanljan)
*** Sinological IPA : /wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mong$^5$ loeng$^5$
*** Yale: móhng léuhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mong$^5$ loeng$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mong$^5$ lêng$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɔːŋ¹³ lœːŋ¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bóng-lióng
*** Tâi-lô: bóng-lióng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bofngliorng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔŋ⁵³/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mǹg-sǹg
*** Tâi-lô: mǹg-sǹg
*** Phofsit Daibuun: mngrsngx
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /mŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /mŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍¹¹/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mǹg-sngh
*** Tâi-lô: mǹg-sngh
*** Phofsit Daibuun: mngrsngq
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /mŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍ʔ³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /mŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍ʔ³²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$maon-lian
*** MiniDict: maon$^去$ lian
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$maan-lian
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mɑ̃²² liã⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: mjangX ljangX
Rime :
| Character | 魍 | 魎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (106) | 陽 (105) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 文兩切 | 良㢡切 |
| Baxter | mjangX | ljangX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mʉɐŋ$^X$/ | /lɨɐŋ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mʷiɐŋ$^X$/ | /liɐŋ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /miuɑŋ$^X$/ | /liɑŋ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /muaŋ$^X$/ | /lɨaŋ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /miuaŋ$^X$/ | /liaŋ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭwaŋ$^X$/ | /lĭaŋ$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /miwaŋ$^X$/ | /li̯aŋ$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wǎng | liǎng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | mong$^5$ | loeng$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*maŋʔ raŋʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 魍 | 魎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 12682 | 8058 |
| Phonetic component | 亡 | 兩 |
| Rime group | 陽 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 网 | |
| Old Chinese | /*maŋʔ/ | /*raŋʔ/ |
| Notes | 同蛧見漢賦 | |

### Noun

魍魎
* demons and monsters
* (literary) light part of a shadow

#### Derived terms

* 魑魅魍魎／魑魅魍魉 (chīmèi wǎngliǎng)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 魍魎(もうりょう) (mōryō)
* → Korean: 망량(魍魎) (mangnyang)
* → Vietnamese: võng lượng (魍魎)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 魍 | 魎 |
| もう Hyōgai | りょう Hyōgai |
| on'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 罔両

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) もーりょー [mòóryóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [mo̞ːɾʲo̞ː]

### Noun

魍(もう)魎(りょう) • (mōryō)
* demons and monsters, especially those of the sea or rivers

#### Derived terms

* 魑(ち)魅(み)魍(もう)魎(りょう) (chimimōryō)

### See also

* 魑魅

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN