伶仃
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Chinese
solitary; lonely; actor solitary; lonely; actor; clever |
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| trad. (伶仃) | 伶 | 仃 | |
| simp. #(伶仃) | 伶 | 仃 | |
| alternative forms | 零丁 伶丁 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: língding
- Wade–Giles: ling2-ting1
- Yale: líng-dīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lingding
- Palladius: линдин (lindin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /liŋ³⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ling4 ding1
- Yale: lìhng dīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: ling4 ding1
- Guangdong Romanization: ling4 ding1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɪŋ²¹ tɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: leng teng
Adjective
伶仃
Derived terms
Proper noun
伶仃
- (～洋) Lingdingyang (bay near the estuary of the Pearl River in China)
- Nei Lingding Island (island in the Pearl River estuary)
- Wai Lingding Island (island in Guangdong's Wanshan Archipelago)