潺潺
Chinese edit
flow; trickle (of water) | flow; trickle (of water) | ||
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simp. and trad. (潺潺) |
潺 | 潺 |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
潺潺
- (onomatopoeia) to babble (of flowing water); to murmur; to gurgle; to purl
- 簾外雨潺潺,
- From: 10th century, Southern Tang emperor Li Yu, 《浪淘沙·簾外雨潺潺》 (Waves Washing the Sand / Outside the curtain, the rain is babbling)
- Lián wài yǔ chánchán,
Chūn yì lán shān,
Luóqīn bù nài wǔ gēng hán,
Mèng lǐ bù zhī shēn shì kè,
Yīshǎng tānhuān. [Pinyin] - Outside the curtain rain babbles,
Spring is wearing off,
Silk bedding cannot fend off the fifth-watch chill,
Lost in dreamland I know not myself as a guest,
Indulging in pleasure for the moment.
春意闌珊,
羅衾不耐五更寒,
夢裡不知身是客,
一晌貪歡。 [MSC, trad.]
帘外雨潺潺,
春意阑珊,
罗衾不耐五更寒,
梦里不知身是客,
一晌贪欢。 [MSC, simp.]
Noun edit
潺潺
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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潺 | 潺 |
せん Hyōgaiji |
せん Hyōgaiji |
Adjective edit
潺潺 • (sensen) †-tari (adnominal 潺潺とした (sensen to shita) or 潺潺たる (sensen taru), adverbial 潺潺と (sensen to) or 潺潺として (sensen to shite))