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Táng

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Táng
  1. 1.Tang dynasty (618–907)
  2. 2.surname Tang
táng
  1. 1.to exaggerate
  2. 2.empty
  3. 3.in vain
  4. 4.old variant of 螗[táng]

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to boast; to talk big; to exaggerate
  2. 2.to offend; to be abrupt
  3. 3.vast; boundless; magnificent
  4. 4.empty; void; hollow
  5. 5.in vain; to no avail; for nothing
  6. 6.paved path (inside a courtyard or leading to the main hall)
  7. 7.Cheng Tang (成湯), the first king and founder of the Shang Dynasty
  8. 8.Tao Tang (陶唐), a legendary ancient Chinese state ruled by Emperor Yao
  9. 9.Name of several ancient states in Zhou Dynasty:
  10. 10.A state located in present-day Shanxi, ruled by the descendants of Yao, later annexed by King Cheng of Zhou.
  11. 11.The fiefdom of Tang Shuyu (brother of King Cheng) in present-day Shanxi, later renamed to Jin (晉).
  12. 12.A state located in present-day Suizhou, Hubei, later annexed by Chu.
  13. 13.The Tang Dynasty (618–907), founded by the Li (李) family
  14. 14.Later Tang (923–937), one of the Five Dynasties
  15. 15.Southern Tang (937–976), one of the Ten Kingdoms
  16. 16.China; Chinese
  17. 17.50th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "vastness, emptiness, pointlessness" (𝌷)
  18. 18.Tang county (a county of Baoding, Hebei, China)
  19. 19.a surname
  20. 20.Used in transcription.

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Etymology

Core meaning likely "empty, hollow" → "vast, boundless," derived from the resonant interior of the instrument 庚 (OC *kraːŋ). The sense "paved courtyard/temple path" represents an open linear passage between structures. Perhaps related to 途 (OC *l'aː, “road”) (Wang, 1982). Schuessler (2007) alternatively compares Proto-Austroasiatic *glɔːŋ, whence Mon ဂၠံၚ်, Kensiu gəlɔŋ, Kuy [script needed] (khlù:aŋ). The use of "唐" (Tang Dynasty) to mean "Chinese" is because the Tang Dynasty is viewed by Chinese people as one of the golden ages of their history.

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Stroke order

Components

唐广⺺口

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Synonyms

後唐南唐

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Derived terms

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Related words

荒唐 beyond belief唐狗 mongrel唐朝 Tang dynasty (618-907)唐棣 shadbush or shadberry (genus Amelanchier)唐装 Tang suit (traditional Chinese jacket)颓唐 dispirited唐璜 a dandy唐僧 Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645唐末 late Tang period (9th century)唐河 see 唐河县[Táng hé Xiàn]唐人 (used in overseas Cantonese communities) Chinese person南唐 Tang of the Five Southern Dynasties 937-975