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 怜悧
倈俐／俫俐 Northern Min

Pronunciation

Adjective

伶俐

  1. clever; bright; smart
  2. (dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal Gan, Northern Min, Central Min, Shaojiang Min, Hunan Tuhua) clean

Synonyms

  • (clever):
Dialectal synonyms of 聰明 (“clever; intelligent; smart; bright”)
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 聰明, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 聰明, 機靈, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎, 聰慧
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 聰明
Taiwan 聰明
Malaysia 聰明
Singapore 聰明
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 聰明
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 靈, 靈醒
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 精靈, 聰明
Wuhan 聰明
Guilin 聰明
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 聰明
Hefei 聰明
Cantonese Guangzhou 聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精
Hong Kong 聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精
Taishan 聰明, 叻, 參
Kaiping (Chikan) 叻
Yangjiang 伶俐, 叻
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 精, 扮𠮨
Singapore (Guangfu) 聰明, 精, 叻, 醒目, 扮𠮨
Gan Nanchang 精靈, 聰明
Hakka Meixian 聰明, 機靈
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 聰明
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 聰明
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 聰明
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 聰明, 精
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 聰明, 精
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 聰明
Kuching (Hepo) 將
Jin Taiyuan 機靈, 聰明
Northern Min Jian'ou 聰明
Eastern Min Fuzhou 聰明
Southern Min Xiamen 聰明
Quanzhou 聰明, 骨, 骨鳥 derogatory
Zhangzhou 聰明
Taipei 聰明, 巧, 明白
Singapore (Hokkien) 聰明, 𠢕, 勥, 醒目, 巧
Manila (Hokkien) 巧, 勥, 𠢕
Chaozhou 聰明
Singapore (Teochew) 聰明
Wenchang 精
Singapore (Hainanese) 精
Wu Suzhou 聰明
Ningbo 聰明
Wenzhou 靈, 聰明
Xiang Changsha 靈泛, 聰明
Shuangfeng 聰明
  • (clean):
Dialectal synonyms of 乾淨 (“clean; not dirty”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 乾淨, 清潔, 潔淨
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 乾淨
Taiwan 乾淨
Malaysia 乾淨
Singapore 乾淨
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 乾淨
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 乾淨
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 乾淨
Wuhan 乾淨, 寧馨
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 乾淨, 清爽
Hefei 乾淨, 清亮
Cantonese Guangzhou 乾淨
Hong Kong 乾淨
Taishan 乾淨, 虔誠
Yangjiang 淨, 伶俐
Singapore (Guangfu) 乾淨
Gan Nanchang 乾淨
Hakka Meixian 淨, 伶俐
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 淨俐, 伶俐
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 淨俐, 伶俐
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 淨俐, 伶俐
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 淨俐, 伶俐
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 淨俐, 伶俐
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 淨俐, 伶俐
Jin Taiyuan 乾淨
Northern Min Jian'ou 伶俐
Jianyang 伶俐
Eastern Min Fuzhou 澈潔, 澈
Fuzhou (Changle) 澈
Fuqing 澈潔
Yongtai 澈潔
Gutian 澈潔
Pingnan 澈
Fu'an 清氣
Ningde 澈, 澈潔
Xiapu 澈潔
Zherong 澈潔
Shouning 澈潔
Zhouning 澈, 澈潔, 清氣
Fuding 清氣
Matsu 澈潔, 清氣
Southern Min Xiamen 清氣
Quanzhou 清氣
Jinjiang 清氣
Yongchun 清氣
Zhangzhou 清氣
Zhao'an 清氣
Taipei 清氣
Taipei (Wanhua) 清氣
New Taipei (Tamsui) 清氣
New Taipei (Sanxia) 清氣
New Taipei (Pingxi) 清氣
Kaohsiung 清氣
Yilan 清氣
Changhua (Lukang) 清氣
Taichung 清氣
Taichung (Wuqi) 清氣
Tainan 清氣
Taitung 清氣
Hsinchu 清氣
Kinmen 清氣
Penghu (Magong) 清氣
Penang (Hokkien) 清氣
Singapore (Hokkien) 清氣
Manila (Hokkien) 清氣
Longyan 清氣
Datian 清氣
Chaozhou 清氣
Shantou 清氣
Shantou (Chenghai) 清氣
Jieyang 清氣
Haifeng 清氣
Singapore (Teochew) 清氣
Leizhou 澈, 澈潔
Haikou 澈, 澈潔
Qionghai 澈氣
Singapore (Hainanese) 澈
Puxian Min Putian 澈潔, 清氣
Xianyou 清氣
Central Min Yong'an 清氣
Sanming (Sanyuan) 清氣
Sanming (Shaxian) 伶俐
Shaojiang Min Shaowu 伶俐
Wu Shanghai 清爽
Suzhou 清爽, 乾淨
Wenzhou 了滯, 清水, 光生
Xiang Changsha 乾淨
Shuangfeng 乾淨, 料俏

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 forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

伶(れい)俐(り) • (reiri) -na (adnominal 伶(れい)俐(り)な (reiri na), adverbial 伶(れい)俐(り)に (reiri ni))

  1. shrewd, clever, intelligent, smart

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

Synonyms

Noun

伶(れい)俐(り) • (reiri) 

  1. shrewdness, intelligence
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