軒昂

See also: 轩昂

Chinese

		covered carriage; pavilion	high; soaring; raise high; soaring; raise; lift; expensive; to raise one's head
trad. (軒昂)		軒	昂
simp. (轩昂)		轩	昂

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuān'áng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hin¹ ngong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuān'áng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuan-áng
  - Wade–Giles: hsüan¹-ang²
  - Yale: sywān-áng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuanarng
  - Palladius: сюаньан (sjuanʹan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hin¹ ngong⁴
  - Yale: hīn ngòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hin¹ ngong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hin¹ ngong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːn⁵⁵ ŋɔːŋ²¹/

Middle Chinese: xjon ngang

Rime
Character	軒	昂
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	元 (65)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	虚言切	五岡切
Baxter	xjon	ngang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hɨɐn/	/ŋɑŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/hiɐn/	/ŋɑŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/xiɐn/	/ŋɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hɨan/	/ŋaŋ/
Li Rong	/xiɐn/	/ŋɑŋ/
Wang Li	/xĭɐn/	/ŋɑŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/xɨ̯ɐn/	/ŋɑŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiān	áng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hin¹	ngong⁴

Adjective

軒昂

(literary) magnificent; dignified

Derived terms

人物軒昂 / 人物轩昂
器宇軒昂 / 器宇轩昂 (qìyǔxuān'áng)
意氣軒昂 / 意气轩昂
氣宇軒昂 / 气宇轩昂 (qìyǔxuān'áng)
軒昂氣宇 / 轩昂气宇
軒昂自若 / 轩昂自若

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (軒昂):

→ Japanese: 軒昂(けんこう) (kenkō)
→ Korean: 헌앙(軒昂) (heonang)
→ Vietnamese: hiên ngang (軒昂)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
軒	昂
けん Grade: S	こう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けんこー [kèńkóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ŋko̞ː]

Adjective

軒(けん)昂(こう) • (kenkō) ^{←けんかう (kenkau)^?}^†-tari (adnominal 軒(けん)昂(こう)とした (kenkō to shita) or 軒(けん)昂(こう)たる (kenkō taru), adverbial 軒(けん)昂(こう)と (kenkō to) or 軒(けん)昂(こう)として (kenkō to shite))

magnificent; dignified

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "軒昂たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	軒昂たら	けんかうたら	kenkautara
Continuative (連用形)	軒昂と^[1] 軒昂たり^[2]	けんかうとけんかうたり	kenkauto kenkautari
Terminal (終止形)	軒昂たり	けんかうたり	kenkautari
Attributive (連体形)	軒昂たる	けんかうたる	kenkautaru
Realis (已然形)	軒昂たれ	けんかうたれ	kenkautare
Imperative (命令形)	軒昂たれ	けんかうたれ	kenkautare
Key constructions
Negative	軒昂たらず	けんかうたらず	kenkautarazu
Contrasting conjunction	軒昂たれど	けんかうたれど	kenkautaredo
Causal conjunction	軒昂たれば	けんかうたれば	kenkautareba
Conditional conjunction	軒昂たらば	けんかうたらば	kenkautaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	軒昂たりき	けんかうたりき	kenkautariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	軒昂たりけり	けんかうたりけり	kenkautarikeri
Adverbial	軒昂と	けんかうと	kenkauto
^[1]Without auxiliary verb. ^[2]With auxiliary verb.

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
軒	昂

Adjective

軒昂

chữ Hán form of hiên ngang (“magnificent; dignified”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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