錚錚

錚錚

See also: 铮铮

Chinese

		clang of metals; small gong	clang of metals; small gong
trad. (錚錚)		錚	錚
simp. (铮铮)		铮	铮

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēngzhēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ ㄓㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngzhēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄓㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhengjheng
    • Wade–Giles: chêng¹-chêng¹
    • Yale: jēng-jēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengjeng
    • Palladius: чжэнчжэн (čžɛnčžɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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Adverb

錚錚

1. Onomatopoeia for clanking sounds.
2. (figurative, of someone) outstanding; distinguished

Derived terms

亮錚錚／亮铮铮 卓卓錚錚／卓卓铮铮 錚錚佼佼／铮铮佼佼 錚錚有名／铮铮有名 錚錚然／铮铮然

錚錚鏦鏦／铮铮𫓩𫓩 錚錚響／铮铮响 鐵中錚錚／铁中铮铮 鐵錚錚／铁铮铮 鐵骨錚錚／铁骨铮铮 (tiěgǔzhēngzhēng)

See also

• 鏦鏦／𫓩𫓩 (cōngcōng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
錚	錚
そう Hyōgaiji	そう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
錚々

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) そーそー [sòósóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːso̞ː]

Adjective

錚(そう)錚(そう) • (sōsō) ^{←さうさう (sausau)? †}-tari (adnominal 錚(そう)錚(そう)たる (sōsō taru), adverbial 錚(そう)錚(そう)と (sōsō to) or 錚(そう)錚(そう)として (sōsō to shite))

1. eminent; distinguished; outstanding
2. (of metal, musical instrument, etc.) resonant; clear sounding

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN