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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

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

八面玲珑
bā miàn líng lóng

be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)

小巧玲珑
xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng

dainty and delicate

张爱玲
zhāng ài líng

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

爱德玲
ài dé líng

Adeline (name)

林志玲
lín zhì líng

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

梵婀玲
fàn ē líng

violin (loanword)

玎玲
dīng líng

(onom.) ding-a-ling

玲玲
líng líng

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

玲珑
líng lóng

(onom.) clink of jewels

玲珑剔透
líng lóng tī tòu

exquisitely made

美玲
měi líng

Meiling (female name)

郑裕玲
zhèng yù líng

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

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