鱗爪

Chinese

		scales (of fish)	claw
trad. (鱗爪)		鱗	爪
simp. (鳞爪)		鳞	爪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): línzhǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leon⁴ zaau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: línzhǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: línjhǎo
    • Wade–Giles: lin²-chao³
    • Yale: lín-jǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linjao
    • Palladius: линьчжао (linʹčžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: leon⁴ zaau²
    • Yale: lèuhn jáau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loen⁴ dzaau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lên⁴ zao²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵn²¹ t͡saːu̯³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: lin tsraewX

Rime
Character	鱗	爪
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	莊 (18)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)	肴 (90)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	力珍切	側絞切
Baxter	lin	tsraewX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liɪn/	/t͡ʃˠauX/
Pan Wuyun	/lin/	/ʈ͡ʂᵚauX/
Shao Rongfen	/ljen/	/t͡ʃauX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lin/	/ʈ͡ʂaɨwX/
Li Rong	/liĕn/	/t͡ʃauX/
Wang Li	/lĭĕn/	/t͡ʃauX/
Bernard Karlgren	/li̯ĕn/	/ʈ͡ʂauX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lín	zhǎo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lan4	zaau2

Noun

鱗爪

1. (literary) scales and nails
2. (literary, figuratively) small bits; fragments; odd scraps