錚錚

See also: 铮铮

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēngzhēng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥㄓㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngzhēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄓㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhengjheng
  - Wade–Giles: chêng¹-chêng¹
  - Yale: jēng-jēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengjeng
  - Palladius: чжэнчжэн (čžɛnčžɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    錚錚 / 铮铮

Adjective

錚錚

Onomatopoeia: Typically used to describe the sound of striking or collision between hard materials such as iron or metal.
A metaphor for being steadfast and strong-willed.
A metaphor for being renowned, prominent, or exceptionally talented.
A metaphor for words that are forceful and powerful.

Adverb

錚錚

Onomatopoeia for clanking sounds.
(figurative, 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
錚	錚
そう Hyōgai	そう Hyōgai
kan'on

Alternative spelling
錚々

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そーそー [sòósóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [so̞ːso̞ː]

Adjective

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

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

Inflection

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

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

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
錚	錚

Noun

錚錚 • (jaengjaeng) (hangeul 쟁쟁)

hanja form^? of 쟁쟁

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK7-2] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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