裊裊

See also: 袅袅

Chinese

	delicate; graceful	delicate; graceful
trad. (裊裊/嫋嫋/褭褭/嬝嬝)	裊/嫋/褭/嬝	裊/嫋/褭/嬝
simp. (袅袅)	袅	袅
nonstandard simp.	𬡇𬡇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niǎoniǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): niu⁵ niu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niǎoniǎo [Phonetic: niáoniǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: niǎoniǎo
  - Wade–Giles: niao³-niao³
  - Yale: nyǎu-nyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neauneau
  - Palladius: няоняо (njaonjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: niu⁵ niu⁵
  - Yale: níuh níuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: niu⁵ niu⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: niu⁵ niu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːu̯¹³ niːu̯¹³/

Middle Chinese: newX newX

Rime
Character	裊
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	泥 (8)
Final (韻)	蕭 (93)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	奴鳥切
Baxter	newX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/neu^X/
Pan Wuyun	/neu^X/
Shao Rongfen	/neu^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/nɛw^X/
Li Rong	/neu^X/
Wang Li	/nieu^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/nieu^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	niǎo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	niu⁵

Adjective

裊裊

(literary, ideophonic, of smoke etc.) slowly billowing upwards; curling upwards; spiralling up
- 裊裊炊煙，小小村落 [MSC, trad.]
  袅袅炊烟，小小村落 [MSC, simp.]
  From: My People, My Country (song)
  niǎoniǎo chuīyān, xiǎoxiǎo cūnluò [Pinyin]
  Billowing wisps of smoke, [from] small villages
(literary, ideophonic, of something soft and delicate) waving back and forth in the wind
- ^李生嘗挾冊詣學，常過 ^崔氏之家。北墻外垂楊裊裊，數十株環列。^李生憩於其下。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
  From: late 1400s, 金時習 (Kim Si-seup), 《李生窺牆傳》, 《金鰲新話》
  Yi saeng sang hyeop chaek ye hak, sang gwa Choe ssi ji ga. Buk dam oe suyang nyonyo, susip ju hwanyeol. Yi saeng ge eo gi ha. [Sino-Korean]
  When Student Yi held a book under his arm and walked to the Academy, he would always pass by Lady Choi's house. Outside the north wall, willow trees waved in the wind; many tens of them formed a circle around [the lady's house]. Student Yi would relax under them.
- 紛紛宮女飄紅袖，隊隊官員執寶燈。掌扇分開香裊裊，君王早已坐朝廷。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  纷纷宫女飘红袖，队队官员执宝灯。掌扇分开香袅袅，君王早已坐朝廷。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1700s, 陳端生《再生緣·第七回·皇甫子法網逃生》
  Fēnfēn gōngnǚ piāo hóng xiù, duì duì guānyuán zhí bǎo dēng. Zhǎngshàn fēnkāi xiāng niǎoniǎo, jūnwáng zǎo yǐ zuò cháotíng. [Pinyin]
  In great crowds, the court ladies wave their red sleeves; line by line, the officials hold their treasure-lanterns. The ceremonial fans part from each other, a fragrance waves in the wind; the monarch has come early to hold court.
(literary, ideophonic, of voice) lingering in the air

Derived terms