玲瓏剔透

Chinese

		ideophone for a clear sound	translucent
trad. (玲瓏剔透)		玲瓏	剔透
simp. (玲珑剔透)		玲珑	剔透

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): línglóngtītòu

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄊㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁴ lung⁴ tik¹ tau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: línglóngtītòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄊㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: línglóngtitòu
  - Wade–Giles: ling²-lung²-tʻi¹-tʻou⁴
  - Yale: líng-lúng-tī-tòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linglongtitow
  - Palladius: линлунтитоу (linluntitou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ tʰi⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ling⁴ lung⁴ tik¹ tau³
  - Yale: lìhng lùhng tīk tau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁴ lung⁴ tik⁷ tau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ling⁴ lung⁴ tig¹ teo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹ tʰɪk̚⁵ tʰɐu̯³³/

Idiom

玲瓏剔透

carved delicately and exquisitely
- 複道迴廊，處處玲瓏剔透。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  复道回廊，处处玲珑剔透。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE
  Fùdào huíláng, chùchù línglóngtītòu. [Pinyin]
  The corridors and cloisters are exquisitely carved everywhere.
witty, clever, smart
(of an essay or text) ingenious, well-crafted