# 鏘鏘
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qiāngqiāng
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄤ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng$^1$ coeng$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiang-khiang
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiāngqiāng
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄤ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciangciang
*** Wade–Giles: chʻiang$^1$-chʻiang$^1$
*** Yale: chyāng-chyāng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiangchiang
*** Palladius: цянцян (cjancjan)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: coeng$^1$ coeng$^1$
*** Yale: chēung chēung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng$^1$ tsoeng$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cêng$^1$ cêng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiang-khiang
*** Hakka Romanization System: kiang kiang
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kiang$^4$ kiang$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵ kʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵/

### Adjective

鏘鏘
* flourishing
** 子將之陝，門人從者鏘鏘焉被於路。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]子将之陕，门人从者锵锵焉被于路。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]From: Wenzhongzi(文中子)Zǐ jiāng zhī Shǎn, ménrén cóng zhě qiāngqiāng yān bèi yú lù. [Pinyin]When the teacher was about to depart for Shaanxi, his disciples and servants crowded in the road to see him off.
* (of a building) lofty
** 命王良掌策駟兮，逾高閣之鏘鏘。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]命王良掌策驷兮，逾高阁之锵锵。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CEMìng Wáng Liáng zhǎng cè sì xī, yú gāo gé zhī qiāngqiāng. [Pinyin]I ordered Wang Liang to commandeer the carriage, all over the lofty attic.

### Interjection

鏘鏘
* ta-da (used when something surprising is about to happen or to be shown)

#### Synonyms

* 噹噹／当当 (dāngdāng)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 鏘 | 鏘 |
| そう Hyōgai | そう Hyōgai |
| goon ||
* Alternative spelling
* 鏘々

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) そーそー [sòósóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [so̞ːso̞ː]

### Adjective

鏘(そう)鏘(そう) • (sōsō) $^†$-tari (adnominal 鏘(そう)鏘(そう)とした (sōsō to shita) or 鏘(そう)鏘(そう)たる (sōsō taru), adverbial 鏘(そう)鏘(そう)と (sōsō to) or 鏘(そう)鏘(そう)として (sōsō to shite))
* (archaic) tinkling sound (esp. bell on the Emperor's carriage); bright sound of metal being struck
* (archaic) cry of the phoenix
* popular, prosperous

#### Inflection

Stem forms :
| Irrealis (未然形) | 鏘鏘たら | そうそうたら | sousoutara |
| Continuative (連用形) | 鏘鏘と$^{[1]}$ 鏘鏘たり$^{[2]}$ | そうそうと そうそうたり | sousouto sousoutari |
| Terminal (終止形) | 鏘鏘たり | そうそうたり | sousoutari |
| Attributive (連体形) | 鏘鏘たる | そうそうたる | sousoutaru |
| Realis (已然形) | 鏘鏘たれ | そうそうたれ | sousoutare |
| Imperative (命令形) | 鏘鏘たれ | そうそうたれ | sousoutare |
| Key constructions ||||
| Negative | 鏘鏘たらず | そうそうたらず | sousoutarazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 鏘鏘たれど | そうそうたれど | sousoutaredo |
| Causal conjunction | 鏘鏘たれば | そうそうたれば | sousoutareba |
| Conditional conjunction | 鏘鏘たらば | そうそうたらば | sousoutaraba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 鏘鏘たりき | そうそうたりき | sousoutariki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 鏘鏘たりけり | そうそうたりけり | sousoutarikeri |
| Adverbial | 鏘鏘と | そうそうと | sousouto |
| $^{[1]}$Without auxiliary verb. $^{[2]}$With auxiliary verb. ||||
Stem forms :
| Irrealis (未然形) | 鏘鏘なら | そうそうなら | sousounara |
| Continuative (連用形) | 鏘鏘に$^{[1]}$ 鏘鏘なり$^{[2]}$ | そうそうに そうそうなり | sousouni sousounari |
| Terminal (終止形) | 鏘鏘なり | そうそうなり | sousounari |
| Attributive (連体形) | 鏘鏘なる | そうそうなる | sousounaru |
| Realis (已然形) | 鏘鏘なれ | そうそうなれ | sousounare |
| Imperative (命令形) | 鏘鏘なれ | そうそうなれ | sousounare |
| Key constructions ||||
| Negative | 鏘鏘ならず | そうそうならず | sousounarazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 鏘鏘なれど | そうそうなれど | sousounaredo |
| Causal conjunction | 鏘鏘なれば | そうそうなれば | sousounareba |
| Conditional conjunction | 鏘鏘ならば | そうそうならば | sousounaraba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 鏘鏘なりき | そうそうなりき | sousounariki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 鏘鏘なりけり | そうそうなりけり | sousounarikeri |
| Adverbial | 鏘鏘に | そうそうに | sousouni |
| $^{[1]}$Without auxiliary verb. $^{[2]}$With auxiliary verb. ||||

### Noun

鏘(そう)鏘(そう) • (sōsō)
* (archaic) cry of the phoenix

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 鏘 | 鏘 |

### Noun

鏘鏘 • (jangjang) (hangeul 장장)
* hanja form of 장장