龍鍾

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (龍鍾)
simp. (龙钟)
alternative forms 龍鐘龙钟

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (37) (23)
Final () (7) (7)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter ljowng tsyowng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɨoŋ/ /t͡ɕɨoŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/lioŋ/ /t͡ɕioŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/lioŋ/ /t͡ɕioŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/luawŋ/ /cuawŋ/
Li
Rong
/lioŋ/ /t͡ɕioŋ/
Wang
Li
/lĭwoŋ/ /t͡ɕĭwoŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/li̯woŋ/ /t͡ɕi̯woŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
lóng zhōng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
lung4 zung1

Adjective

龍鍾

  1. (literary) senile; decrepit
  2. (literary) crying

Derived terms