# 玲瓏
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): línglóng
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ling$^4$ lung$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lìn-lùng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lêng-lông
    (Teochew, Peng'im): lêng$^5$ long$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: línglóng
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: línglóng
*** Wade–Giles: ling$^2$-lung$^2$
*** Yale: líng-lúng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linglong
*** Palladius: линлун (linlun)
*** Sinological IPA : /liŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ling$^4$ lung$^4$
*** Yale: lìhng lùhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ling$^4$ lung$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ling$^4$ lung$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɪŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lìn-lùng
*** Hakka Romanization System: lin$^ˇ$ lung$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lin$^2$ lung$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /lin¹¹ luŋ¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-lông
*** Tâi-lô: lîng-lông
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lengloong
*** IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ¹³⁻²² lɔŋ¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³⁻³³ lɔŋ²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: lêng$^5$ long$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lêng lông
*** Sinological IPA : /leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ loŋ⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: leng luwng
Rime :
| Character | 玲 | 瓏 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 青 (125) | 東 (1) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | I |
| Fanqie | 郎丁切 | 盧紅切 |
| Baxter | leng | luwng |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /leŋ/ | /luŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /leŋ/ | /luŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /lɛŋ/ | /luŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /lɛjŋ/ | /ləwŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /leŋ/ | /luŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /lieŋ/ | /luŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /lieŋ/ | /luŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | líng | lóng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ling$^4$ | lung$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*reːŋ roːŋ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 玲 | 瓏 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 8300 | 8423 |
| Phonetic component | 令 | 龍 |
| Rime group | 耕 | 東 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 靈 | 籠 |
| Old Chinese | /*reːŋ/ | /*roːŋ/ |

### Adjective

玲瓏
* (literary, onomatopoeia) Describing a pleasantly crisp or clear sound, for example of jade.
* (literary, ideophonic) brightly clear; bright and shining; crystalline
* (ideophonic, of an implement) exquisite; fine; well-made
* (ideophonic, of a person, usually a woman) clever; nimble

#### Derived terms

* 七竅玲瓏 / 七窍玲珑
* 八窗玲瓏 / 八窗玲珑
* 八面玲瓏 / 八面玲珑 (bāmiànlínglóng)
* 剔透玲瓏 / 剔透玲珑
* 四面玲瓏 / 四面玲珑
* 嬌小玲瓏 / 娇小玲珑
* 小巧玲瓏 / 小巧玲珑
* 玉玲瓏 / 玉玲珑
* 玲瓏剔透 / 玲珑剔透
* 玲瓏四犯 / 玲珑四犯
* 玲瓏塔 / 玲珑塔 (Línglóngtǎ)
* 玲瓏小巧 / 玲珑小巧
* 玲瓏浮凸 / 玲珑浮凸 (línglóngfútū)
* 玲瓏透漏 / 玲珑透漏
* 百樣玲瓏 / 百样玲珑
* 碧玲瓏 / 碧玲珑

### Proper noun

玲瓏
* (～鎮) Linglong (a town in Zhaoyuan, Yantai, Shandong, China)
* (～鎮) Lenggong (a town in Hulu Perak district, Perak, Malaysia)

#### Derived terms

* 玲瓏谷 / 玲珑谷

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 玲 | 瓏 |
| れい Jinmeiyō | ろう Hyōgai |
| on'yomi ||

### Adjective

玲(れい)瓏(ろう) • (reirō) $^†$-tari (adnominal 玲(れい)瓏(ろう)とした (reirō to shita) or 玲(れい)瓏(ろう)たる (reirō taru), adverbial 玲(れい)瓏(ろう)と (reirō to) or 玲(れい)瓏(ろう)として (reirō to shite))
* (literary) clear; translucent (as jade)
* (literary) brilliantly resonant sounding (as jade)

#### Derived terms

* 八面玲瓏(はちめんれいろう) (hachimenreirō)