# 鏈子
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): liànzi
       (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): лянзы (li͡anzɨ, III-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lin$^4$ zi$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): lie$^3$ zeh
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liànzi
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: liànzi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: lien$^4$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: lyàn-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liann.tzy
*** Palladius: ляньцзы (ljanʹczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɛn⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: лянзы (li͡anzɨ, III-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /liæ̃⁴⁴ t͡sz̩²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lin$^4$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: lìhn jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lin$^4$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lin$^4$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /liːn²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$蓮子／莲子 鏈子／链子
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: lie$^3$ zeh
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /lie⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/

### Noun

鏈子
* chain
* (informal) roller chain (of a bicycle)
* (regional, colloquial) necklace

#### Synonyms

* (necklace):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 項鏈 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 項鏈兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 項鏈 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 項鏈兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 項鏈兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 項鏈兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 項鏈兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 項鏈兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 項鏈兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 項鏈兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 項鏈兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 項鏈兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 項鏈兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 項鏈兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 項鏈兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 項鏈兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 項鏈 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 項鏈兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 項鏈兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 項鏈兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 項鏈兒, 脖鏈兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 項鏈兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 項鏈兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 項鏈兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 項鏈兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 項鏈兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 項鏈兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 項鏈兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 項鏈兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 項鏈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 項鏈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 項鏈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 項鏈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 項鏈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 項鏈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 項鏈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 項鏈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 項鏈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 項鏈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 項鏈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 項鏈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 項鏈 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 項鏈 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 項鏈, 項鏈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 項鏈兒, 文明鏈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 項鏈 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 項鏈, 項鏈兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 項鏈, 項鏈兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 項鏈 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 項鏈兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 項鏈兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 項鏈兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 項鏈兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 項鏈兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 項鏈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 項鏈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 項鏈兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 項鏈兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 項鏈, 鏈子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 項鏈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 項鏈兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 項鏈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 項鏈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 項鏈兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 項鏈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 項鏈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 項鏈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 項鏈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 項鏈, 金鏈子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 項鏈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 項鏈, 頸鏈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 項鏈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 項鏈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 項鏈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 項鏈 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 項鏈 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 項鏈 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 項鏈 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 項鏈 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 項鏈子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 項鏈 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 項鏈 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 項鏈 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 項鏈 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 項鏈 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 頸鏈 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 頸鏈 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 頸鏈 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 頸鏈 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 頸鏈 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 頸鏈 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 頸鏈 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 鏈 |
| Gan | Pengze | 項鏈 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 項鏈 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 項鏈 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 胲鏈 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 頸鏈 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 項鏈 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 項鏈 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 頸鏈 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 項鏈 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 項鏈 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 項鏈 |
| Hakka | Changting | 項鏈 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 項鏈 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 頸鏈, 胲鏈 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 項鏈 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 項鏈 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 頸鏈 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Juxi) | 頸鏈 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 項鏈 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 項鏈 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 頸箍 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 䯋鏈 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 䯋鏈 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 䯋鏈 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 金鏈仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 䯋鏈 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 金鏈仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 鏈仔, 項鏈 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 䯋鏈 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 䯋鏈 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 䯋鏈 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 䯋鏈 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 項鏈 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 頸鏈 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 頸鏈 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 項鏈 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 項鏈 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 項鏈 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 項鏈兒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 項鏈兒 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 項鏈兒 |
| Jin | Datong | 項鏈兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 珠珠 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 項鏈兒, 圍索索 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 項鏈兒 |
| Jin | Linhe | 項鏈兒 |
| Jin | Jining | 項鏈 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 項鏈兒 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 項鏈兒 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 項鏈兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 項鏈兒 |
| Jin | Handan | 項鏈兒 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 項鏈兒 |
| Jin | Suide | 項鏈 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 項圈鐐 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 頷鏈, 金鏈仔, 鏈仔, 袚鏈, 袚珠 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 金鏈仔 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 鏈仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 頷鏈, 金鏈仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 袚鏈 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 袚鏈 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 袚鏈 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 袚鏈 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 袚鏈 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 袚鏈, 袚珠 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 袚鏈 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 袚鏈 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 頷鏈 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 頷鏈 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 頷鏈 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 鏈 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 項鏈 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 項圈 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 項鏈, 鏈條 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 鏈子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 項鏈, 鏈條 |
| Wu | Danyang | 項鏈, 鏈條 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 項鏈, 鏈條 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 鏈條 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 項鏈兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 項鏈 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 項鏈 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 項鏈 |

#### Derived terms

* 掉鏈子／掉链子 (diào liànzi)
* 鐵鏈子／铁链子 (tiěliànzi)