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 Ruan surname in regular script | |
| Pronunciation | Ruǎn(Pinyin) Oán or Ńg(Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Ruan, Juan(Mandarin) Un, Yuen(Cantonese) Wan, Wee, Ng, Guan(Hokkien) Nguang(Teochew) Nguang(Hokchew) 완/롼, 원(Korean) げん, グエン(Japanese) Nguyễn(Vietnamese) |
| Derivative(s) | Nguyễn |
Ruan (Chinese:阮;pinyin:Ruǎn;Wade–Giles:Juan,[ʐwàn]ⓘ) is aChinese surname.
TheTaiwanese Hokkien version[uân] or[ŋ̩̂] is transcribedOán andŃg inPe̍h-ōe-jī. TheCantonese version[jy̌n] is romanizedJyun2 in theJyutping system orYún in theYale system, or more commonlyYuen orUn (the latter is typical inMacau). InHokchew Chinese, it isNguang.
ItsVietnamese equivalent isNguyễn (pronounced[ŋwiən˦ˀ˥]ⓘ in Northern Vietnamese and[ŋwiəŋ˨˩˦]ⓘ in Southern Vietnamese), and is the most commonVietnamese family name.
