羚羊

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Chinese

antelope caprid
trad. (羚羊)
simp. #(羚羊)
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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (37) (36)
Final () (125) (105)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () IV III
Fanqie
Baxter leng yang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/leŋ/ /jɨɐŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/leŋ/ /jiɐŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/lɛŋ/ /iɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lɛjŋ/ /jɨaŋ/
Li
Rong
/leŋ/ /iaŋ/
Wang
Li
/lieŋ/ /jĭaŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/lieŋ/ /i̯aŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
líng yáng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ling4 joeng4

Noun

羚羊

  1. antelope (Classifier: )

Derived terms

Japanese

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
れい
Jinmeiyō
よう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 羚羊 (língyáng).

Pronunciation

Noun

(れい)(よう) or 羚羊(レイヨウ) (reiyōれいやう (reyau)?

  1. antelope
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
かもしか
Jinmeiyō Grade: 3
jukujikun

Pronunciation

Noun

羚羊(かもしか) or 羚羊(カモシカ) (kamoshika

  1. Alternative spelling of 氈鹿 (serow)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

羚羊 (yeong'yang) (hangeul 영양)

  1. Hanja form? of 영양 (antelope).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

羚羊

  1. chữ Hán form of linh dương (antelope).