琅琊

Lángyá
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Langya, ancient commandery in south-east Shandong
  2. 2 Langya Mountain, near Chuzhou in Anhui

Examples

HSK 6
Ōuyáng Xiū zài Chúzhōu zuòguān shí, cháng hé péngyou qù Lángyá yóuwán.
While serving as an official in Chuzhou, Ouyang Xiu often went on outings to Langya with his friends.
HSK 7-9
Wáng Xīzhī de zǔjí zài Lángyá.
Wang Xizhi's family came from Langya.

Tips

culture
In 欧阳修's essay on the Pavilion of the Old Drunkard, the green peaks south-west of Chuzhou are 琅琊: 望之蔚然而深秀者,琅琊也, "the one that looks lush, deep and lovely is Langya". The mountain is now usually called 琅琊山.
usage
Older histories write the name 琅邪, with 邪 read yá. The 王 clan of Langya, Wang Xizhi's family, was one of the most powerful families of the Eastern Jin.

In Pop Culture

琅琊榜 Lángyá Bǎng
Nirvana in Fire
2015 hit TV drama of court intrigue, in which Langya names a fictional hall that ranks the realm's heroes and schemers.

Stroke Order

琅 láng
琊 Yá