粼粼

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Chinese

		clear (as of water)	clear (as of water)
trad. (粼粼)		粼	粼
simp. ^#(粼粼)		粼	粼
alternative forms		磷磷鱗鱗／鳞鳞

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): línlín

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leon⁴ leon⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: línlín
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: línlín
  - Wade–Giles: lin²-lin²
  - Yale: lín-lín
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linlin
  - Palladius: линьлинь (linʹlinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ lin³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    磷磷
    粼粼
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: leon⁴ leon⁴
  - Yale: lèuhn lèuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loen⁴ loen⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lên⁴ lên⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵn²¹ lɵn²¹/

Middle Chinese: lin lin

Rime
Character	粼
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	力珍切
Baxter	lin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/lin/
Shao Rongfen	/ljen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lin/
Li Rong	/liĕn/
Wang Li	/lĭĕn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lín
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lan⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*rin rin/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	粼
Reading #	1/2
No.	8198
Phonetic component	粦
Rime group	眞
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	㷠
Old Chinese	/*rin/

Adjective

粼粼

(ideophonic, of water) clear and crystalline; bright and clear
- 揚之水，白石粼粼。我聞有命，不敢以告人。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
  扬之水，白石粼粼。我闻有命，不敢以告人。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Yáng zhī shuǐ, bái shí línlín. Wǒ wén yǒu mìng, bù gǎn yǐ gào rén.
  Amidst the fretted waters,
  The white rocks clearly show.
  We have heard your orders,
  And will not dare to inform any one of them.
- 當你沉浸天空那條冰冷的銀河　粼粼的波光夠不夠暖活你 [MSC, trad.]
  当你沉浸天空那条冰冷的银河　粼粼的波光够不够暖活你 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2014, 孫燕姿 (lyrics Hush), 《克卜勒》
  dāng nǐ chénjìn tiānkōng nà tiáo bīnglěng de yínhé, línlín de bōguāng gòu bù gòu nuǎnhuó nǐ
  When you immerse yourself in the sky’s freezing cold galaxy,
  Are the sparkling waves enough to keep you warm?

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