伶俐
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Chinese
solitary; lonely; actor solitary; lonely; actor; clever |
clever | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (伶俐) | 伶 | 俐 | |
| simp. #(伶俐) | 伶 | 俐 | |
| alternative forms | 伶利 怜悧 倈俐／俫俐 Northern Min | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ling4 lei6
- (Dongguan, Jyutping++): ngoeng4 ngai4-2
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ling4 lei6
- Hakka
- Northern Min (KCR): lâi-lī
- Eastern Min (BUC): lìng-*lê
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lêng-lī / léng-lī
- Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): ling4 li2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: línglì
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: línglì
- Wade–Giles: ling2-li4
- Yale: líng-lì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linglih
- Palladius: линли (linli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /liŋ³⁵ li⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ling4 lei6
- Yale: lìhng leih
- Cantonese Pinyin: ling4 lei6
- Guangdong Romanization: ling4 léi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɪŋ²¹ lei̯²²/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
- Jyutping++: ngoeng4 ngai4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋøŋ²¹ ŋɐi²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: làng-li
- Hakka Romanization System: langˇ li
- Hagfa Pinyim: lang2 li4
- Sinological IPA: /laŋ¹¹ li⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: lang li˖
- Sinological IPA: /laŋ⁵⁵ li³³/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: lâi-lī
- Sinological IPA (key): /lai³³ li⁵⁵/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: lìng-*lê
- Sinological IPA (key): /l̃iŋ⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɛi²⁴²/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
- Jyutping++: ling4 li2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɪŋ²¹ li³³/
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
Adjective
伶俐
- clever; bright; smart
- (dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal Gan, Northern Min, Central Min, Shaojiang Min, Hunan Tuhua) clean
- (Hokkien) agile; nimble; dexterous
Synonyms
- (clever):
- 乖巧 (guāiqiǎo)
- 了了 (liǎoliǎo) (literary)
- 儇 (Wu, of a child)
- 奢遮 (Wu, of a child)
- 宿鬼 (Hokkien)
- 性靈 / 性灵 (xìnglíng) (literary)
- 敏慧 (mǐnhuì)
- 明慧 (mínghuì)
- 明智 (míngzhì)
- 機敏 / 机敏 (jīmǐn)
- 機智 / 机智 (jīzhì)
- 機穎 / 机颖 (literary)
- 機警 / 机警 (jījǐng)
- 機靈 / 机灵
- 活絡 / 活络 (Wu)
- 睿智 (ruìzhì)
- 穎異 / 颖异 (yǐngyì) (formal)
- 精濟 / 精济 (Hokkien, of a child)
- 精靈 / 精灵 (jīnglíng)
- 精齊 / 精齐 (Hokkien, of a child)
- 聰慧 / 聪慧 (cōnghuì)
- 聰敏 / 聪敏 (cōngmǐn)
- 聰明 / 聪明 (cōngmíng)
- 聰穎 / 聪颖 (cōngyǐng) (formal)
- 英明 (yīngmíng)
- 調皮 / 调皮 (tiáopí)
- 靈 / 灵 (líng)
- 靈光 / 灵光 (6lin-kuaon) (Wu)
- 鬼 (guǐ) (informal)
Dialectal synonyms of 聰明 (“clever; intelligent; smart; bright”)
- (clean):
Dialectal synonyms of 乾淨 (“clean; not dirty”)
- (agile):
- 便利 (biànlì) (literary)
- 便捷 (biànjié)
- 利索 (lìsuo) (colloquial)
- 利落 (lìluo)
- 快手 (faai3 sau2) (Cantonese)
- 手快 (shǒukuài)
- 敏捷 (mǐnjié)
- 機動 / 机动 (jīdòng)
- 粗殘 / 粗残 (chŭ-chàng) (Eastern Min)
- 緊手 / 紧手 (Hokkien)
- 緊跤捷手 / 紧跤捷手 (Hokkien)
- 輕快 / 轻快 (qīngkuài)
- 靈便 / 灵便 (língbiàn)
- 靈利 / 灵利 (línglì) (literary)
- 靈巧 / 灵巧 (língqiǎo)
- 靈敏 / 灵敏 (língmǐn)
- 靈活 / 灵活 (línghuó)
- 麻利 (málì) (colloquial)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “clever”): 笨拙 (bènzhuō)
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 伶 | 俐 |
| れい Jinmeiyō |
り Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 怜悧 伶利 |
Pronunciation
Adjective
伶俐 • (reiri) -na (adnominal 伶俐な (reiri na), adverbial 伶俐に (reiri ni))
Inflection
Inflection of 伶俐
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 伶俐だろ | れいりだろ | reiri daro |
| Continuative (連用形) | 伶俐で | れいりで | reiri de |
| Terminal (終止形) | 伶俐だ | れいりだ | reiri da |
| Attributive (連体形) | 伶俐な | れいりな | reiri na |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 伶俐なら | れいりなら | reiri nara |
| Imperative (命令形) | 伶俐であれ | れいりであれ | reiri de are |
| Key constructions | |||
| Informal negative | 伶俐ではない 伶俐じゃない |
れいりではない れいりじゃない |
reiri de wa nai reiri ja nai |
| Informal past | 伶俐だった | れいりだった | reiri datta |
| Informal negative past | 伶俐ではなかった 伶俐じゃなかった |
れいりではなかった れいりじゃなかった |
reiri de wa nakatta reiri ja nakatta |
| Formal | 伶俐です | れいりです | reiri desu |
| Formal negative | 伶俐ではありません 伶俐じゃありません |
れいりではありません れいりじゃありません |
reiri de wa arimasen reiri ja arimasen |
| Formal past | 伶俐でした | れいりでした | reiri deshita |
| Formal negative past | 伶俐ではありませんでした 伶俐じゃありませんでした |
れいりではありませんでした れいりじゃありませんでした |
reiri de wa arimasen deshita reiri ja arimasen deshita |
| Conjunctive | 伶俐で | れいりで | reiri de |
| Conditional | 伶俐なら（ば） | れいりなら（ば） | reiri nara (ba) |
| Provisional | 伶俐だったら | れいりだったら | reiri dattara |
| Volitional | 伶俐だろう | れいりだろう | reiri darō |
| Adverbial | 伶俐に | れいりに | reiri ni |
| Degree | 伶俐さ | れいりさ | reirisa |
