lâng

lâng (POJ, traditional 聾／聋, simplified 聋)

1. deaf, hard of hearing

• chhàu-hīⁿ-lâng (臭耳聾, 臭耳聋)

lâng (POJ, traditional 人 or 儂／人 or 侬, simplified 人 or 侬)

1. person, man

   Bí-kok chiâⁿ-pah-bān lâng sī-ūi khòng-gī gī-lūn tiong ê sin î-bîn-hoat. (POJ)

   美國成百萬人示威抗議議論中的新移民法。 (Traditional Chinese)

   美国成百万人示威抗议议论中的新移民法。 (Simplified Chinese)

   In the U.S., millions of people demonstrate; they are protesting a new immigration law that is being discussed.

2. people; men

• “Entry #52”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

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• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˧˧]

lâng • (凌, 󱈦, 㖫, 淩)

1. Only used in lâng lâng (“light-hearted”).