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玲

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 玲

张爱玲
zhāng ài líng

Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist

玲珑剔透
líng lóng tī tòu

exquisitely made

梵婀玲
fàn ē líng

violin (loanword)

玲玲
líng líng

(onom.) tinkling (e.g. of jewels)

爱德玲
ài dé líng

Adeline (name)

小巧玲珑
xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng

dainty and delicate

玎玲
dīng líng

(onom.) ding-a-ling

林志玲
lín zhì líng

Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress

郑裕玲
zhèng yù líng

Carol \Dodo\ Cheng Yu-Ling (1957-), Hong Kong actress and TV host

玲珑
líng lóng

(onom.) clink of jewels

美玲
měi líng

Meiling (female name)

八面玲珑
bā miàn líng lóng

be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)

丁玲
dīng líng

Ding 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

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