凌霄

Chinese

		encroach; soar; thick ice	firmament; heaven
trad. (凌霄/淩霄)		凌/淩	霄
simp. (凌霄)		凌	霄

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): língxiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁴ siu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: língxiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: língsiao
    • Wade–Giles: ling²-hsiao¹
    • Yale: líng-syāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lingshiau
    • Palladius: линсяо (linsjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ling⁴ siu¹
    • Yale: lìhng sīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁴ siu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ling⁴ xiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²¹ siːu̯⁵⁵/

Verb

凌霄

1. (literary) to soar to the skies

Derived terms

• 凌霄之志
• 凌霄殿
• 凌霄花 (língxiāohuā)
• 聳壑凌霄

 

Noun

凌霄

1. Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora)

Synonyms

• 紫葳