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flow; trickle (of water)
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flow; trickle (of water)
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simp. and trad.
(潺潺)
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潺
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潺
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Pronunciation
Verb
潺潺
- (onomatopoeia) to babble (of flowing water); to murmur; to gurgle; to purl
簾外雨潺潺，
春意闌珊，
羅衾不耐五更寒，
夢裡不知身是客，
一晌貪歡。 [MSC, trad.]
帘外雨潺潺，
春意阑珊，
罗衾不耐五更寒，
梦里不知身是客，
一晌贪欢。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 10th century, Southern Tang emperor Li Yu, 《浪淘沙·簾外雨潺潺》 (Waves Washing the Sand / Outside the curtain, the rain is babbling)
- Lián wài yǔ chánchán,
Chūn yì lán shān,
Luóqīn bù nài wǔ gēng hán,
Mèng lǐ bù zhī shēn shì kè,
Yīshǎng tānhuān. - Outside the curtain rain babbles,
Spring is wearing off,
Silk bedding cannot fend off the fifth-watch chill,
Lost in dreamland I know not myself as a guest,
Indulging in pleasure for the moment.
Noun
潺潺
- appearance of flowing water
- sound of rain
Derived terms
Japanese
Adjective
潺潺 • (sensen) †-tari (adnominal 潺潺とした (sensen to shita) or 潺潺たる (sensen taru), adverbial 潺潺と (sensen to) or 潺潺として (sensen to shite))
- murmuring, bubbling (river etc.) (abbr. 潺々)