冷冷清清

Chinese

		cold	cold	clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure
trad. (冷冷清清)		冷	冷	清	清
simp. #(冷冷清清)		冷	冷	清	清

Etymology

AABB-type reduplication of 冷清 (lěngqīng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lěnglěngqīngqīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄥˇ ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laang⁵ laang⁵ cing¹ cing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lěnglěngqīngqīng [Phonetic: lénglěngqīngqīng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄥˇ ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lěnglěngcingcing
    • Wade–Giles: lêng³-lêng³-chʻing¹-chʻing¹
    • Yale: lěng-lěng-chīng-chīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leengleengchingching
    • Palladius: лэнлэнцинцин (lɛnlɛncincin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laang⁵ laang⁵ cing¹ cing¹
    • Yale: láahng láahng chīng chīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laang⁵ laang⁵ tsing¹ tsing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lang⁵ lang⁵ qing¹ qing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːŋ¹³ laːŋ¹³ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

冷冷清清

1. cold and cheerless; desolate; lonely; deserted

Synonyms

• 冷僻 (lěngpì)
• 冷清 (lěngqīng)
• 冷淡 (lěngdàn)
• 冷落 (lěngluò)
• 清冷 (qīnglěng)
• 淒涼／凄凉 (qīliáng)
• 荒涼／荒凉 (huāngliáng)
• 落寞 (luòmò)
• 蒼涼／苍凉 (cāngliáng)
• 蕭條／萧条 (xiāotiáo)
• 青凊 (Min Nan)