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玲
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Definitions
- 1. (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑)
- 2. tinkling of gem-pendants
Words Containing 玲
Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
exquisitely made
violin (loanword)
(onom.) tinkling (e.g. of jewels)
Adeline (name)
dainty and delicate
(onom.) ding-a-ling
Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress
Carol \Dodo\ Cheng Yu-Ling (1957-), Hong Kong actress and TV host
(onom.) clink of jewels
Meiling (female name)
be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
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