鏘鏘

See also: 鏘々

Chinese

		tinkling of small bells	tinkling of small bells
trad. (鏘鏘)		鏘	鏘
simp. (锵锵)		锵	锵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiāngqiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng¹ coeng¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiang-khiang

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiāngqiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciangciang
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiang¹-chʻiang¹
    • Yale: chyāng-chyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiangchiang
    • Palladius: цянцян (cjancjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coeng¹ coeng¹
    • Yale: chēung chēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng¹ tsoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng¹ cêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiang-khiang
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiang kiang
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kiang⁴ kiang⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵ kʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

鏘鏘

1. flourishing

   • 子將之陝，門人從者鏘鏘焉被於路。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

     ---

     子将之陕，门人从者锵锵焉被于路。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wenzhongzi(文中子)

     Zǐ jiāng zhī Shǎn, ménrén cóng zhě qiāngqiāng yān bèi yú lù. [Pinyin]

     When the teacher was about to depart for Shaanxi, his disciples and servants crowded in the road to see him off.

2. (of a building) lofty

   • 命王良掌策駟兮，逾高閣之鏘鏘。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

     ---

     命王良掌策驷兮，逾高阁之锵锵。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5^th century CE

     Mìng Wáng Liáng zhǎng cè sì xī, yú gāo gé zhī qiāngqiāng. [Pinyin]

     I ordered Wang Liang to commandeer the carriage, all over the lofty attic.

Interjection

鏘鏘

1. ta-da (used when something surprising is about to happen or to be shown)

Synonyms

• 噹噹／当当 (dāngdāng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鏘	鏘
そう Hyōgaiji	そう Hyōgaiji
goon

Alternative spelling
鏘々

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そーそー [sòósóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːso̞ː]

Adjective

鏘(そう)鏘(そう) • (sōsō) ^{←さうさう (sausau)?†}-tari (adnominal 鏘(そう)鏘(そう)とした (sōsō to shita) or 鏘(そう)鏘(そう)たる (sōsō taru), adverbial 鏘(そう)鏘(そう)と (sōsō to) or 鏘(そう)鏘(そう)として (sōsō to shite))

1. (archaic) tinkling sound (esp. bell on the Emperor's carriage); bright sound of metal being struck
2. (archaic) cry of the phoenix
3. popular, prosperous

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "鏘鏘たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	鏘鏘たら	そうそうたら	sousoutara
Continuative (連用形)	鏘鏘と[1] 鏘鏘たり[2]	そうそうと そうそうたり	sousouto sousoutari
Terminal (終止形)	鏘鏘たり	そうそうたり	sousoutari
Attributive (連体形)	鏘鏘たる	そうそうたる	sousoutaru
Realis (已然形)	鏘鏘たれ	そうそうたれ	sousoutare
Imperative (命令形)	鏘鏘たれ	そうそうたれ	sousoutare
Key constructions
Negative	鏘鏘たらず	そうそうたらず	sousoutarazu
Contrasting conjunction	鏘鏘たれど	そうそうたれど	sousoutaredo
Causal conjunction	鏘鏘たれば	そうそうたれば	sousoutareba
Conditional conjunction	鏘鏘たらば	そうそうたらば	sousoutaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	鏘鏘たりき	そうそうたりき	sousoutariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	鏘鏘たりけり	そうそうたりけり	sousoutarikeri
Adverbial	鏘鏘と	そうそうと	sousouto
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb.

Classical conjugation of "鏘鏘なり" (ナリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	鏘鏘なら	そうそうなら	sousounara
Continuative (連用形)	鏘鏘に[1] 鏘鏘なり[2]	そうそうに そうそうなり	sousouni sousounari
Terminal (終止形)	鏘鏘なり	そうそうなり	sousounari
Attributive (連体形)	鏘鏘なる	そうそうなる	sousounaru
Realis (已然形)	鏘鏘なれ	そうそうなれ	sousounare
Imperative (命令形)	鏘鏘なれ	そうそうなれ	sousounare
Key constructions
Negative	鏘鏘ならず	そうそうならず	sousounarazu
Contrasting conjunction	鏘鏘なれど	そうそうなれど	sousounaredo
Causal conjunction	鏘鏘なれば	そうそうなれば	sousounareba
Conditional conjunction	鏘鏘ならば	そうそうならば	sousounaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	鏘鏘なりき	そうそうなりき	sousounariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	鏘鏘なりけり	そうそうなりけり	sousounarikeri
Adverbial	鏘鏘に	そうそうに	sousouni
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb.

Noun

鏘(そう)鏘(そう) • (sōsō) ^{←さうさう (sausau)?}

1. (archaic) cry of the phoenix

Korean

Hanja in this term
鏘	鏘

Noun

鏘鏘 • (jangjang) (hangeul 장장)

1. Hanja form^? of 장장.