漣漣
See also: 涟涟
Chinese
ripple; tearful | ripple; tearful | ||
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trad. (漣漣) | 漣 | 漣 | |
simp. (涟涟) | 涟 | 涟 |
Pronunciation
Adjective
漣漣
- (literary, of tears) flowing continuously
- 哎,只落得兩淚漣漣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 13th to 14th century, Guan Hanqing, The Injustice to Dou E
- Āi, zhǐ luòdé liǎng lèi liánlián. [Pinyin]
- Alas, I'm only left with two streams of tears flowing continuously.
哎,只落得两泪涟涟。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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漣 | 漣 |
れん Jinmeiyō | れん Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
Alternative forms
- 漣々
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 漣漣 (liᴇn liᴇn).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) れんれん [rèńréń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɾẽ̞nɾẽ̞ɴ]
Adjective
漣漣 • (renren) †-tari (adnominal 漣漣たる (renren taru), adverbial 漣漣と (renren to) or 漣漣として (renren to shite))
- (of tears) continuously flowing
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN