洛陽
Chinese
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Etymology
Yang (north) of the Luo River; based on Yin and yang toponymy in which north is associated with yang. Luoyang is situated to the north of the Luo River.[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
洛陽
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (洛陽):
- → Japanese: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- → Korean: 낙양(洛陽) (Nagyang)
- → Vietnamese: Lạc Dương (Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))
Others:
- → English: Luoyang
- → Thai: ลั่วหยาง, ลกเอี๋ยง
References
- Luoyang, in Encyclopædia Britannica: "it was named Luoyang because it was north (yang) of the Luo River,"
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 洛 | 陽 |
| らく Jinmeiyō |
よう Grade: 3 |
| on’yomi | |
Proper noun
洛陽 • (Rakuyō) ←らくやう (rakuyau)?
- Luoyang (a prefecture-level city in Henan, China)
- As a poetic name for Kyoto, Japan, as an allusion to the virtues of Luoyang
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