層層

Chinese

		layer; floor; a measure word for layers layer; floor; a measure word for layers; laminated; repeated; story (of a building); (maths) sheaf	layer; floor; a measure word for layers layer; floor; a measure word for layers; laminated; repeated; story (of a building); (maths) sheaf
trad. (層層)		層	層
simp. (层层)		层	层

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): céngcéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄥˊ ㄘㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cang⁴ cang⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: céngcéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄥˊ ㄘㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: céngcéng
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻêng²-tsʻêng²
    • Yale: tséng-tséng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tserngtserng
    • Palladius: цэнцэн (cɛncɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cang⁴ cang⁴
    • Yale: chàhng chàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsang⁴ tsang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceng⁴ ceng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹/

Adjective

層層

1. layer upon layer; level by level; multi-layered

Synonyms

• 重重 (chóngchóng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
層	層
そう Grade: 6	そう Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
層層 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そーそー [sòósóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːso̞ː]

Adjective

層(そう)層(そう) • (sōsō) ^†-tari (adnominal 層(そう)層(そう)とした (sōsō to shita) or 層(そう)層(そう)たる (sōsō taru), adverbial 層(そう)層(そう)と (sōsō to) or 層(そう)層(そう)として (sōsō to shite))

1. layer upon layer; level by level; multi-layered