玲

líng

(onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑); tinkling of gem-pendants

Ancient forms

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líng ling2

língnǎi玲奶nǎisǐ奶死de的bù不míngmù瞑目。liúchuán流传shuō说nà那dòng栋fángzi房子zhìjīn至今wèi未rén人gǎn敢rùzhù入住。

Grandma Ling died with unfinished business. It is said that to this day no one has dared to live in that house.

玲珑línglóng(onom.) clink of jewels
玎玲dīnglíng(onom.) ding-a-ling
玲玲línglíng(onom.) tinkling (e.g. of jewels)
梵婀玲fànēlíng(loanword) (archaic) violin
八面玲珑bāmiànlínglóngbe smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
小巧玲珑xiǎoqiǎolínglóng(idiom) dainty; delicate; exquisite
玲珑剔透línglóngtītòuexquisitely made
美玲MěilíngMeiling (female name)
丁玲DīngLíngDing Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太陽照在桑乾河上|太阳照在桑干河上, attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party
爱德玲ÀidélíngAdeline (name)
张爱玲ZhāngÀilíngEileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
林志玲LínZhìlíngLin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress