珊珊

Chinese

		coral	coral
trad. (珊珊)		珊	珊
simp. #(珊珊)		珊	珊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shānshān

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄢ ㄕㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saan¹ saan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shānshān
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄢ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shanshan
    • Wade–Giles: shan¹-shan¹
    • Yale: shān-shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanshan
    • Palladius: шаньшань (šanʹšanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saan¹ saan¹
    • Yale: sāan sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saan¹ saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: san¹ san¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

Adjective

珊珊

1. (literary, ideophonic, onomatopoeia) sound of jade pendants striking against each other; clanging
2. (literary, ideophonic, onomatopoeia) sound of wind or rain
3. (literary, ideophonic) sparkling; glimmering
4. (literary, ideophonic) graceful; elegant
5. (literary, ideophonic, of a woman) slow; slowfooted