裊裊
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See also: 袅袅
Chinese
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: newX newX
Adjective
[edit]裊裊
- (literary, ideophonic, of smoke etc.) slowly billowing upwards; curling upwards; spiralling up
- (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.]
- 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.
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.]
- (literary, ideophonic, of voice) lingering in the air
Derived terms
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