中郎

Chinese

		middle; center; within middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	youth
simp. and trad. (中郎)		中	郎
anagram		郎中

Etymology

This position (the feudal equivalent of a Secret service agent, i.e. responsible for palace security) was established in the Qin Dynasty. Later, in the Han Dynasty, 中郎 were assigned to one of five different squads (官). Each one of these squads had its own leader, which was called 中郎將 (commander of the palace guards).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngláng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄌㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ long⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhōngláng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄌㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonglang
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ long⁴
  - Yale: jūng lòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ long⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ long⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ lɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

中郎

(historical) a palace guard (position title within the old imperial system)

Derived terms

中郎將／中郎将 (zhōnglángjiàng)

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