錚錚

See also: 铮铮

Chinese

clang of metals; small gong clang of metals; small gong
trad. (錚錚)
simp. (铮铮)

Pronunciation


Adverb

錚錚

  1. Onomatopoeia for clanking sounds.
  2. (figuratively, of someone) outstanding; distinguished

Derived terms

  • 亮錚錚亮铮铮
  • 卓卓錚錚卓卓铮铮
  • 錚錚佼佼铮铮佼佼
  • 錚錚有名铮铮有名
  • 錚錚然铮铮然
  • 錚錚鏦鏦铮铮𫓩𫓩
  • 錚錚響铮铮响
  • 鐵中錚錚铁中铮铮
  • 鐵錚錚铁铮铮
  • 鐵骨錚錚铁骨铮铮 (tiěgǔzhēngzhēng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
そう
Hyōgaiji
そう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

錚錚 (-tari inflection, hiragana そうそう, rōmaji sōsō, historical hiragana さうさう)

  1. eminent; distinguished; outstanding
  2. (of metal, musical instrument, etc.) resonant; clear sounding

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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