玲瓏

See also: 玲珑

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (玲瓏)		玲	瓏
simp. (玲珑)		玲	珑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): línglóng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁴ lung⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lìn-lùng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lêng-lông

(Teochew, Peng'im): lêng⁵ long⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: línglóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: línglóng
  - Wade–Giles: ling²-lung²
  - Yale: líng-lúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linglong
  - Palladius: линлун (linlun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ling⁴ lung⁴
  - Yale: lìhng lùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁴ lung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ling⁴ lung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lìn-lùng
  - Hakka Romanization System: lin^ˇ lung^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lin² lung²
  - Sinological IPA: /lin¹¹ luŋ¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-lông
  - Tâi-lô: lîng-lông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lengloong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ¹³⁻²² lɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³⁻³³ lɔŋ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: lêng⁵ long⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lêng lông
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ loŋ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: leng luwng

Rime
Character	玲	瓏
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	青 (125)	東 (1)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	I
Fanqie	郎丁切	盧紅切
Baxter	leng	luwng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/leŋ/	/luŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/leŋ/	/luŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/lɛŋ/	/luŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lɛjŋ/	/ləwŋ/
Li Rong	/leŋ/	/luŋ/
Wang Li	/lieŋ/	/luŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/lieŋ/	/luŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	líng	lóng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ling⁴	lung⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*reːŋ roːŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	玲	瓏
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	8300	8423
Phonetic component	令	龍
Rime group	耕	東
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	靈	籠
Old Chinese	/*reːŋ/	/*roːŋ/

Adjective

玲瓏

(literary, onomatopoeia) Describing a pleasantly crisp or clear sound, for example of jade.
(literary, ideophonic) brightly clear; bright and shining; crystalline
(ideophonic, of an implement) exquisite; fine; well-made
(ideophonic, of a person, usually a woman) clever; nimble

Derived terms

七竅玲瓏 / 七窍玲珑
八窗玲瓏 / 八窗玲珑
八面玲瓏 / 八面玲珑 (bāmiànlínglóng)
剔透玲瓏 / 剔透玲珑
四面玲瓏 / 四面玲珑
嬌小玲瓏 / 娇小玲珑
小巧玲瓏 / 小巧玲珑 (xiǎoqiǎolínglóng)
玉玲瓏 / 玉玲珑
玲瓏剔透 / 玲珑剔透 (línglóngtītòu)
玲瓏四犯 / 玲珑四犯
玲瓏塔 / 玲珑塔 (Línglóngtǎ)
玲瓏小巧 / 玲珑小巧
玲瓏浮凸 / 玲珑浮凸 (línglóngfútū)
玲瓏透漏 / 玲珑透漏
百樣玲瓏 / 百样玲珑
碧玲瓏 / 碧玲珑

Proper noun

玲瓏

(～鎮) Linglong (a town in Zhaoyuan, Yantai, Shandong, China)
(～鎮) Lenggong (a town in Hulu Perak district, Perak, Malaysia)

Derived terms

玲瓏谷 / 玲珑谷

Japanese

Kanji in this term
玲	瓏
れい Jinmeiyō	ろう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Adjective

玲(れい)瓏(ろう) • (reirō) ^†-tari (adnominal 玲(れい)瓏(ろう)とした (reirō to shita) or 玲(れい)瓏(ろう)たる (reirō taru), adverbial 玲(れい)瓏(ろう)と (reirō to) or 玲(れい)瓏(ろう)として (reirō to shite))

(literary) clear; translucent (as jade)
(literary) brilliantly resonant sounding (as jade)

Derived terms

八面玲瓏(はちめんれいろう) (hachimenreirō)