伶俐

Chinese

	solitary; lonely; actor solitary; lonely; actor; clever	clever
trad. (伶俐)	伶	俐
simp. ^#(伶俐)	伶	俐
variant forms	怜悧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): línglì

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁴ lei⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): làng-li

(Meixian, Guangdong): lang² li⁴
Min Dong (BUC): lìng-*lê
Min Nan (POJ): lêng-lī / léng-lī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: línglì
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linglih
  - IPA ^(key): /liŋ³⁵ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ling⁴ lei⁶
  - Yale: lìhng leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁴ lei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ling⁴ léi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²¹ lei̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: làng-li
  - Hakka Romanization System: langˇ li
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lang² li⁴
  - IPA: /laŋ¹¹ li⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: lang² li⁴
  - IPA: /laŋ¹¹ li⁵³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: lìng-*lê
  - IPA ^(key): /l̃iŋ⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɛi²⁴²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-lī
  - Tâi-lô: lîng-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lengli
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² li²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³⁻³³ li³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ li³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² li⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ¹³⁻²² li²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: léng-lī
  - Tâi-lô: líng-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lefngli
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li³³/

Adjective

伶俐

clever; bright; smart
(dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal Gan, Min Bei, Min Zhong, Hunan Tuhua) clean

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 聰明 (“clever; intelligent; smart; bright”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		聰明, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		聰明, 機靈, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎, 聰慧
Mandarin	Beijing	聰明
	Taiwan	聰明
	Jinan	聰明
	Xi'an	靈, 靈醒
	Wuhan	聰明
	Chengdu	精靈, 聰明
	Yangzhou	聰明
	Hefei	聰明
Cantonese	Guangzhou	聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻
	Hong Kong	聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻
	Yangjiang	伶俐, 叻
Gan	Nanchang	精靈, 聰明
Hakka	Meixian	聰明, 機靈
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	聰明
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	聰明
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	聰明
	Dongshi (Dabu)	聰明, 精
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	聰明, 精
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	聰明
Jin	Taiyuan	機靈, 聰明
Min Bei	Jian'ou	聰明
Min Dong	Fuzhou	聰明
Min Nan	Xiamen	聰明
	Quanzhou	聰明, 骨鳥 derogatory
	Zhangzhou	聰明
	Taipei	聰明, 巧, 明白
	Chaozhou	聰明
Wu	Suzhou	聰明
Wu	Wenzhou	靈, 聰明
Xiang	Changsha	靈泛, 聰明
Xiang	Shuangfeng	聰明

Dialectal synonyms of 乾淨 (“clean; not dirty”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		清潔, 潔淨
Mandarin	Beijing	乾淨
	Taiwan	乾淨
	Jinan	乾淨
	Xi'an	乾淨
	Wuhan	乾淨, 伶新
	Chengdu	乾淨
	Yangzhou	乾淨, 清爽
	Hefei	乾淨, 清亮
Cantonese	Guangzhou	乾淨
	Hong Kong	乾淨
	Taishan	乾淨, 虔誠
	Yangjiang	淨, 伶俐
Gan	Nanchang	乾淨
Hakka	Meixian	淨, 伶俐
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Dongshi (Dabu)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	淨俐, 伶俐
Jin	Taiyuan	乾淨
Min Bei	Jian'ou	伶俐
Min Dong	Fuzhou	澈潔
Min Dong	Matsu	澈潔, 清氣
Min Nan	Xiamen	清氣
	Quanzhou	清氣
	Zhangzhou	清氣
	Taipei	清氣
	Penang	清氣
	Philippines (Manila)	清氣
	Chaozhou	清氣
Wu	Suzhou	清爽, 乾淨
Wu	Wenzhou	了滯, 清水, 光生
Xiang	Changsha	乾淨
Xiang	Shuangfeng	乾淨, 料俏

Antonyms

(clever): 笨拙 (bènzhuō)

Derived terms

不伶俐
伶伶俐俐
伶俐乖覺／伶俐乖觉
伶俐人
伶俐嘴乖

伶俐聰敏／伶俐聪敏
口齒伶俐／口齿伶俐
急伶俐
聰明伶俐／聪明伶俐 (cōngmínglínglì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
伶	俐
れい Jinmeiyō	り Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Alternative forms

怜悧

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) れーり [réꜜèrì] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːɾʲi]

Adjective

伶俐 (-na inflection, hiragana れいり, rōmaji reiri)

shrewd, clever, intelligent, smart

Inflection

Inflection of 伶俐

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	伶俐だろ	れいりだろ	reiri daro
Continuative (連用形)	伶俐で	れいりで	reiri de
Terminal (終止形)	伶俐だ	れいりだ	reiri da
Attributive (連体形)	伶俐な	れいりな	reiri na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	伶俐なら	れいりなら	reiri nara
Imperative (命令形)	伶俐であれ	れいりであれ	reiri de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	伶俐ではない伶俐じゃない	れいりではないれいりじゃない	reiri de wa nai reiri ja nai
Informal past	伶俐だった	れいりだった	reiri datta
Informal negative past	伶俐ではなかった伶俐じゃなかった	れいりではなかったれいりじゃなかった	reiri de wa nakatta reiri ja nakatta
Formal	伶俐です	れいりです	reiri desu
Formal negative	伶俐ではありません伶俐じゃありません	れいりではありませんれいりじゃありません	reiri de wa arimasen reiri ja arimasen
Formal past	伶俐でした	れいりでした	reiri deshita
Formal negative past	伶俐ではありませんでした伶俐じゃありませんでした	れいりではありませんでしたれいりじゃありませんでした	reiri de wa arimasen deshita reiri ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	伶俐で	れいりで	reiri de
Conditional	伶俐なら（ば）	れいりなら（ば）	reiri nara (ba)
Provisional	伶俐だったら	れいりだったら	reiri dattara
Volitional	伶俐だろう	れいりだろう	reiri darō
Adverbial	伶俐に	れいりに	reiri ni
Degree	伶俐さ	れいりさ	reirisa

Synonyms

賢 (かしこ)い (kashikoi): clever
賢 (さか)しい (sakashii): shrewd, clever

Noun

伶俐 (hiragana れいり, rōmaji reiri)

shrewdness, intelligence

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