粼粼

Chinese

		clear (as of water)	clear (as of water)
trad. (粼粼)		粼	粼
simp. ^#(粼粼)		粼	粼
alternative forms		磷磷鱗鱗／鳞鳞

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): línlín

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leon⁴ leon⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: línlín
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: línlín
  - Wade–Giles: lin²-lin²
  - Yale: lín-lín
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linlin
  - Palladius: линьлинь (linʹlinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ lin³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    磷磷
    粼粼
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: leon⁴ leon⁴
  - Yale: lèuhn lèuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loen⁴ loen⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lên⁴ lên⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵn²¹ lɵn²¹/

Middle Chinese: lin lin

Rime
Character	粼
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	力珍切
Baxter	lin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/lin/
Shao Rongfen	/ljen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lin/
Li Rong	/liĕn/
Wang Li	/lĭĕn/
Bernard Karlgren	/li̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lín
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lan⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*rin rin/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	粼
Reading #	1/2
No.	8198
Phonetic component	粦
Rime group	眞
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	㷠
Old Chinese	/*rin/

Adjective

粼粼

(ideophonic, of water) clear and crystalline; bright and clear
- 揚之水，白石粼粼。我聞有命，不敢以告人。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
  扬之水，白石粼粼。我闻有命，不敢以告人。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Yáng zhī shuǐ, bái shí línlín. Wǒ wén yǒu mìng, bù gǎn yǐ gào rén. [Pinyin]
  Amidst the fretted waters,
  The white rocks clearly show.
  We have heard your orders,
  And will not dare to inform any one of them.
- 當你沉浸天空那條冰冷的銀河　粼粼的波光夠不夠暖活你 [MSC, trad.]
  当你沉浸天空那条冰冷的银河　粼粼的波光够不够暖活你 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2014, 孫燕姿 (lyrics Hush), 《克卜勒》
  dāng nǐ chénjìn tiānkōng nà tiáo bīnglěng de yínhé, línlín de bōguāng gòu bù gòu nuǎnhuó nǐ [Pinyin]
  When you immerse yourself in the sky’s freezing cold galaxy,
  Are the sparkling waves enough to keep you warm?

Derived terms

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