# 呂宋
## Chinese

* 呂宋

### Etymology

From Classical Tagalog Lusong (“old name for the Pasig River Delta by Manila”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Lǚsòng
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): leoi$^5$ sung$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lui$^4$ lhuung$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Lî-sung
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Lū-sòng / Lǐr-sòng / Lǐ-sòng / Lī-sòng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): le$^6$ song$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Lǚsòng
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Lyǔsòng
*** Wade–Giles: Lü$^3$-sung$^4$
*** Yale: Lyǔ-sùng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Leusonq
*** Palladius: Люйсун (Ljujsun)
*** Sinological IPA : /ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ sʊŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: leoi$^5$ sung$^3$
*** Yale: léuih sung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: loey$^5$ sung$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lêu$^5$ sung$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɵy̯¹³ sʊŋ³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lui$^4$ lhuung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /lui²¹ ɬɵŋ³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Lî-sung
*** Hakka Romanization System: li$^ˊ$ sung
*** Hagfa Pinyim: li$^1$ sung$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /li²⁴⁻¹¹ suŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lū-sòng
*** Tâi-lô: Lū-sòng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: luxsoxng
*** IPA (Taipei): /lu³³⁻¹¹ sɔŋ¹¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lu²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lǐr-sòng
*** Tâi-lô: Lǐr-sòng
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lɯ²² sɔŋ⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Jinjiang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lǐ-sòng
*** Tâi-lô: Lǐ-sòng
*** IPA (Jinjiang): /li³³⁻²² sɔŋ⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lī-sòng
*** Tâi-lô: Lī-sòng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lixsoxng
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /li³³⁻²¹ sɔŋ²¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /li²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: le$^6$ song$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lṳ̆ sòng
*** Sinological IPA : /lɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ soŋ²¹³/

### Proper noun

呂宋
* (～島) Luzon (an island in the Philippines)
* (～國) (archaic) the Philippines
* (～市) (obsolete) Manila (the capital city of the Philippines)
* (Mexico and American (–1980) Cantonese) Mexico (a country)

#### Synonyms

* (Philippines):
* 小呂宋 / 小吕宋 (Hokkien)
* 斐列濱 / 斐列滨 (literary, historical)
* 斐列賓 / 斐列宾 (literary, historical)
* 斐利濱 / 斐利滨 (literary, historical)
* 斐利賓 / 斐利宾 (literary, historical)
* 斐力濱 / 斐力滨 (literary, historical)
* 斐力賓 / 斐力宾 (literary, historical)
* 斐島 / 斐岛 (Fěidǎo) (short)
* 斐律濱 / 斐律滨 (Fěilǜbīn) (literary, historical)
* 斐律賓 / 斐律宾 (literary, historical)
* 斐立濱 / 斐立滨 (literary, historical)
* 斐立賓 / 斐立宾 (literary, historical)
* 菲列濱 / 菲列滨 (Fēilièbīn) (literary, historical)
* 菲列賓 / 菲列宾 (Fēilièbīn) (literary, historical)
* 菲利濱 / 菲利滨 (literary, historical)
* 菲利賓 / 菲利宾 (literary, historical)
* 菲力濱 / 菲力滨 (literary, historical)
* 菲力賓 / 菲力宾 (literary, historical)
* 菲島 / 菲岛 (Fēidǎo) (short)
* 菲律濱 / 菲律滨 (Fēilǜbīn) (chiefly Philippines)
* 菲律賓 / 菲律宾 (Fēilǜbīn)
* 菲立濱 / 菲立滨 (literary, historical)
* 菲立賓 / 菲立宾 (literary, historical)
* 費利彼納 / 费利彼纳 (literary, archaic, historical)
* 非列濱 / 非列滨 (literary, historical)
* 非列賓 / 非列宾 (literary, historical)
* 非利彼那 (literary, archaic, historical)
* 非利濱 / 非利滨 (literary, historical)
* 非利皮那 (literary, archaic, historical)
* 非利賓 / 非利宾 (literary, historical)
* 非力濱 / 非力滨 (literary, historical)
* 非力賓 / 非力宾 (literary, historical)
* 非律濱 / 非律滨 (literary, historical)
* 非律賓 / 非律宾 (literary, historical)
* 非立濱 / 非立滨 (literary, historical)
* 非立賓 / 非立宾 (literary, historical)
* (Manila):
* 小呂宋 / 小吕宋 (Xiǎolǚsòng) (archaic)
* 岷埠 (Mínbù) (archaic)
* 岷裡拉 / 岷里拉 (archaic)
* 岷里刺 (archaic)
* 岷里拉 (Philippines, archaic)
* 岷里納 (archaic)
* 民希臘 / 民希腊 (Philippines, obsolete)
* 馬尼剌 / 马尼剌 (Mǎnílà) (archaic)
* (Mexico): 墨西哥 (Mòxīgē); (obsolete) 墨是可

#### Coordinate terms

* 大呂宋 / 大吕宋 (Tuā-lī-sòng, “(obsolete) Spain”)
* 呂宋 / 吕宋 (Lū-sòng, “Luzon; (archaic) The Philippines”)
** 北線 / 北线 (Pak-suàⁿ, “(archaic) Northern & Central Luzon; Provinces in Luzon North of Metro Manila”, literally “Northern Route”)
** 小呂宋 / 小吕宋 (Sió-lī-sòng, “(obsolete) Manila”)
** 馬尼拉 / 马尼拉 (Má-nî-la, “Manila”)
** 大岷區 / 大岷区 (Tāi-bîn-khu, “Metro Manila”)
** 南線 / 南线 (Lâm-suàⁿ, “(archaic) Southern Luzon; Provinces in Luzon South of Metro Manila”, literally “Southern Route”)
* 南島 / 南岛 (Lâm-tó͘, “(archaic) Visayas / Mindanao”)

#### Derived terms

* 呂宋噶喇吧 / 吕宋噶喇吧
* 呂宋島 / 吕宋岛
* 呂宋煙 / 吕宋烟 (lǚsòngyān)
* 呂宋芒 / 吕宋芒 (lǚsòngmáng)
* 呂宋菸 / 吕宋烟 (lǚsòngyān)
* 大呂宋 / 大吕宋 (Dàlǚsòng, “(obsolete) Spain”)
* 小呂宋 / 小吕宋 (Xiǎolǚsòng, “(obsolete) Manila”)

#### Descendants

* → Manchu: ᠯᡳᠣᡳ ᠰᡠᠩ (lioi sung)

### References

* Lorraine Dong, Marlon K. Hom (1980) “Chinatown Chinese: The San Francisco Dialect”, in Amerasia‎: “Mexico/the Philippines: luih-łung: 呂宋 / 吕宋 (Lǚsòng)”
* 李大明 (2013 July 18) “墨西哥老华侨堪称“语言活化石” 乡音难改古语溜”, in 新浪新聞‎
* Macgowan, John (1883) “Luzon”, in English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect, Amoy & London: A. A. Marcal and Trubner & Co. 57 Ludgate Hill, page 287
* Macgowan, John (1883) “Philippines”, in English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect, Amoy & London: A. A. Marcal and Trubner & Co. 57 Ludgate Hill, page 379
* Macgowan, John (1883) “Manilla”, in English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect, Amoy & London: A. A. Marcal and Trubner & Co. 57 Ludgate Hill, page 293

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 呂 | 宋 |
| Grade: S | Jinmeiyō |

### Etymology

From either Hokkien 呂宋 / 吕宋 (Lū-sòng) or directly from Classical Tagalog Lusong (“old name for the Pasig River Delta by Manila”).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ルソン [rúꜜsòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
* (Tokyo) ルスン [rúꜜsùǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ɾɯ̟sõ̞ɴ]
* IPA: [ɾɯ̟sɨ̃ɴ]

### Proper noun

呂宋(ルソン) or 呂宋(ルスン) • (Ruson or Rusun)
* Alternative spelling of ルソン (“Luzon”)
* Obsolete spelling of ルソン (“the Philippines”).

#### Derived terms

* 呂宋壺(ルソンつぼ) (Ruson-tsubo)
* ルソン島(とう) (Rusontō)