麟麟

Chinese

		female unicorn	female unicorn
trad. (麟麟)		麟	麟
simp. #(麟麟)		麟	麟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): línlín

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: línlín
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: línlín
    • Wade–Giles: lin²-lin²
    • Yale: lín-lín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linlin
    • Palladius: линьлинь (linʹlinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ lin³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Middle Chinese: lin lin

Rime
Character	麟
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	力珍切
Baxter	lin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/lin/
Shao Rongfen	/ljen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lin/
Li Rong	/liĕn/
Wang Li	/lĭĕn/
Bernard Karlgren	/li̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lín
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lan4

Adjective

麟麟

1. (literary) bright; brilliant

Synonyms

• 亮堂 (liàngtáng)
• 光亮 (guāngliàng)
• 光明 (guāngmíng)
• 光線充足／光线充足 (guāngxiàn chōngzú)
• 明亮 (míngliàng)
• 明朗 (mínglǎng)
• 晴朗 (qínglǎng) (of the sky)
• 清朗 (qīnglǎng) (of the sky)
• 炳 (bǐng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 皓 (hào) (literary, or in compounds)
• 皓旰 (hàogàn) (literary)
• 皦皦 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)