榮光

See also: 栄光 and 荣光

Chinese

	glory; honoured	light; ray; bright
trad. (榮光)	榮	光
simp. (荣光)	荣	光
anagram	光榮／光荣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): róngguāng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wing⁴ gwong¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yùng-kông
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): êng-kng / êng-kong
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yon-kuaon

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: róngguāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: róngguang
  - Wade–Giles: jung²-kuang¹
  - Yale: rúng-gwāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rongguang
  - Palladius: жунгуан (žunguan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐʊŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    容光
    榮光／荣光
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wing⁴ gwong¹
  - Yale: wìhng gwōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wing⁴ gwong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wing⁴ guong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɪŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    容光
    榮光／荣光
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yùng-kông
  - Hakka Romanization System: iung^ˇ gong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yung² gong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯uŋ¹¹ koŋ²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yùng-kông
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iung^ˇ gong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yung² gong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯uŋ¹¹ koŋ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: êng-kng
  - Tâi-lô: îng-kng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: engk'ngf
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kŋ̍³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ²³⁻³³ kŋ̍⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: êng-kong
  - Tâi-lô: îng-kong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: engkofng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶yon-kuaon
  - MiniDict: yon^去 kuaon
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhion-kuaan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦioŋ²² kuɑ̃⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: hjwaeng kwang

Rime
Character	榮	光
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	云 (35)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	庚 (112)	唐 (102)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	永兵切	古黃切
Baxter	hjwaeng	kwang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠwiæŋ/	/kwɑŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷᵚiaŋ/	/kʷɑŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuaŋ/	/kuɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwiajŋ/	/kwaŋ/
Li Rong	/ɣiuɐŋ/	/kuɑŋ/
Wang Li	/ɣĭwɐŋ/	/kuɑŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯wɐŋ/	/kwɑŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóng	guāng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wing⁴	gwong¹

Adjective

榮光

honorable; glorious
無論何時何地，我們都要捍衛國家的榮光。 [MSC, trad.]
无论何时何地，我们都要捍卫国家的荣光。 [MSC, simp.]
Wúlùn héshíhédì, wǒmen dōu yào hànwèi guójiā de róngguāng. [Pinyin]
No matter when and where, we must defend the glory of our country.
- 方將延榮光於后昆，軼玄風於邃古。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  方将延荣光于后昆，轶玄风于邃古。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Tang Dynasty, Li Bai, 《大獵賦》
  Fāng jiāng yán róngguāng yú hòu kūn, yì xuán fēng yú suì gǔ. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

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光彩 (guāngcǎi)
光榮／光荣 (guāngróng)
光耀 (guāngyào)
名譽／名誉 (míngyù)
好聽／好听 (hǎotīng)
榮耀／荣耀 (róngyào)
風光／风光 (fēngguang) (figurative, colloquial)
體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)

Antonyms

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不名譽／不名誉 (bùmíngyù)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (榮光):

→ Japanese: 栄光(えいこう) (eikō)
→ Korean: 영광(榮光) (yeonggwang)
→ Vietnamese: vinh quang (榮光)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
榮	光
えい Jinmeiyō	こう Grade: 2
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 榮光 – see the following entry.

【栄光えいこう】

[noun] glory

(This term, 榮光, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
榮	光

Noun

榮光 • (yeonggwang) (hangeul 영광)

hanja form^? of 영광 (“honor; glory”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
榮	光

Noun

榮光

chữ Hán form of vinh quang (“honor; glory”).

Adjective

榮光

chữ Hán form of vinh quang (“glorious”).