流浪

Chinese

		to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move	wave; breaker; unrestrained wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated
trad. (流浪)		流	浪
simp. ^#(流浪)		流	浪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liúlàng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁴ long⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liù-long
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liû-lōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liúlàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lióulàng
  - Wade–Giles: liu²-lang⁴
  - Yale: lyóu-làng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lioulanq
  - Palladius: люлан (ljulan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lau⁴ long⁶
  - Yale: làuh lohng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁴ long⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: leo⁴ long⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯²¹ lɔːŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liù-long
  - Hakka Romanization System: liu^ˇ long
  - Hagfa Pinyim: liu² long⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /li̯u¹¹ loŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liû-lōng
  - Tâi-lô: liû-lōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liulong
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /liu²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /liu²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /liu¹³⁻²² lɔŋ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /liu²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /liu²³⁻³³ lɔŋ³³/

Middle Chinese: ljuw langH

Rime
Character	流	浪
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	力求切	來宕切
Baxter	ljuw	langH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨu/	/lɑŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/liu/	/lɑŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/liəu/	/lɑŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/luw/	/laŋ^H/
Li Rong	/liu/	/lɑŋ^H/
Wang Li	/lĭəu/	/lɑŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯ə̯u/	/lɑŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	liú	làng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lau⁴	long⁶

Verb

流浪

to lead a vagrant life; to wander the streets

Synonyms

沒落 / 没落 (mòluò) (literary)
流落 (liúluò)
流蕩 / 流荡 (liúdàng)
流離 / 流离 (liúlí)
淪落 / 沦落 (lúnluò)
漂泊 (piāobó)
飄蕩 / 飘荡 (piāodàng)

Derived terms

流浪漢 / 流浪汉 (liúlànghàn)
流浪犬 (liúlàngquǎn)
流浪狗 (liúlànggǒu)
流浪貓 / 流浪猫 (liúlàngmāo)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
流	浪
る Grade: 3	ろう Grade: S
goon	on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) るろー [rùróó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɾɯ̟ɾo̞ː]

Noun

流(る)浪(ろう) • (rurō) ^{←るらう (rurau)^?}

wandering
Synonym: 放浪 (hōrō)

Derived terms

流(る)浪(ろう)者(しゃ) (rurōsha)

Verb

流(る)浪(ろう)する • (rurō suru) ^{←るらう (rurau)^?}intransitive suru (stem 流(る)浪(ろう)し (rurō shi), past 流(る)浪(ろう)した (rurō shita))

to wander
Synonym: 放浪する (hōrō suru)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "流浪する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	流浪し	るろうし	rurō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	流浪し	るろうし	rurō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	流浪する	るろうする	rurō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	流浪する	るろうする	rurō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	流浪すれ	るろうすれ	rurō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	流浪せよ¹ 流浪しろ²	るろうせよ¹ るろうしろ²	rurō seyo¹ rurō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	流浪される	るろうされる	rurō sareru
Causative	流浪させる流浪さす	るろうさせるるろうさす	rurō saseru rurō sasu
Potential	流浪できる	るろうできる	rurō dekiru
Volitional	流浪しよう	るろうしよう	rurō shiyō
Negative	流浪しない	るろうしない	rurō shinai
Negative continuative	流浪せず	るろうせず	rurō sezu
Formal	流浪します	るろうします	rurō shimasu
Perfective	流浪した	るろうした	rurō shita
Conjunctive	流浪して	るろうして	rurō shite
Hypothetical conditional	流浪すれば	るろうすれば	rurō sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
流	浪
さすらい
Grade: 3	Grade: S
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 流浪 – see the following entry.

【さすらい】

[noun] wandering; homelessness

Alternative spelling
流離

(This term, 流浪, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“流浪”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
流	浪

Noun

流浪 • (yurang) (hangeul 유랑)

hanja form^? of 유랑