凌晨

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Chinese

approach morning; dawn; daybreak
trad. (凌晨/淩晨) /
simp. (凌晨)
Literally: “approaching the morning”.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2 2/2
Initial () (37) (25) (27)
Final () (133) (43) (43)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () III III III
Fanqie
Baxter ling dzyin zyin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɨŋ/ /d͡ʑiɪn/ /ʑiɪn/
Pan
Wuyun
/lɨŋ/ /d͡ʑin/ /ʑin/
Shao
Rongfen
/lieŋ/ /d͡ʑjen/ /ʑjen/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/liŋ/ /d͡ʑin/ /ʑin/
Li
Rong
/liəŋ/ /ʑiĕn/ /d͡ʑiĕn/
Wang
Li
/lĭəŋ/ /ʑĭĕn/ /d͡ʑĭĕn/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/li̯əŋ/ /ʑi̯ĕn/ /d͡ʑʰi̯ĕn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
líng chén shén
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ling4 san4 san4

Noun

凌晨

  1. hours before dawn; early morning; small hours

Synonyms