yè​láng

Yelang

  • created sense approved 夜郎 · yè​láng · Yelang — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    夜郎

    yè​láng

    Yelang

    A small kingdom and ethnic group in southwest China during the Han dynasty, located in modern-day Guizhou and Yunnan provinces; famously associated with the idiom [[夜郎自大|夜郎自大|ye4 lang2 zi4 da4]]

    夜 (literal) → 夜 · yè · night 郎 (literal) → 郎 · láng · young man

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