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浪漫 (làng màn) — romantic

Definition

A positive word for 'romantic' — about love, atmosphere, or a charming, idealistic outlook. Unlike 风流, it is not about a person's character or moral looseness.

adjective
romantic

Examples

  • 浪漫。
    Wǒ men yì qǐ chī le yí dùn hěn làng màn de wǎn cān.
    We had a very romantic dinner together.
  • 浪漫。
    Zhè bù làng màn diàn yǐng ràng guān zhòng hěn gǎn dòng.
    This romantic movie moved the audience deeply.
  • 浪漫。
    Tā men xuǎn le yí gè làng màn de hǎi biān dù jià.
    They chose a romantic seaside vacation.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
音译yīnyìTransliteration

The characters spell the sound of a foreign word; their individual meanings play no part.

浪làng
漫màn

“浪漫” spells a foreign word for romantic; the characters carry no meaning of their own here.

Sound-only characters

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
良
良liáng浪làng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

浪 pairs 水 (water) with 良, which supplies the sound. The water part points to its meaning of waves.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
曼
曼màn漫
Same sound today

漫 uses 氵 (water) and 曼 for the sound; 曼 also means “vast, extended,” showing water spread out or overflowing.

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