cengli
Indonesian
Etymology
From Hokkien 情理 (chêng-lí, “reason; sense”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛŋ.li/
- Hyphenation: cèng‧li
Adjective
cèngli
- (colloquial) reasonable
- Synonym: masuk akal
- (colloquial) honest; upright
- Synonym: jujur
Further reading
- “cengli” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.