嫘縈

Chinese

		surname	wind around
trad. (嫘縈)		嫘	縈
simp. (嫘萦)		嫘	萦

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English rayon, influenced by 嫘祖 (Léizǔ, “founder of sericulture in Chinese mythology”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): léiyíng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˊ ㄧㄥˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: léiyíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leiyng
  - IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ iŋ³⁵/

Noun

嫘縈

rayon (artificial fibre)

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