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伶俐

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Chinese

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solitary; lonely; actor
solitary; lonely; actor; clever
 
clever
trad. (伶俐)
simp. #(伶俐)
alternative forms 伶利
怜悧
倈俐俫俐 Northern Min

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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伶俐

  1. clever; bright; smart
  2. (dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal Gan, Northern Min, Central Min, Shaojiang Min, Hunan Tuhua) clean
  3. (Hokkien) agile; nimble; dexterous

Synonyms

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  • (clever):
  • (clean):
  • (agile):

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of clever): 笨拙 (bènzhuō)

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
れい
Jinmeiyō

Jinmeiyō
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
怜悧
伶利

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(れい)() (reiri-na (adnominal (れい)() (reiri na), adverbial (れい)() (reiri ni))

  1. shrewd, clever, intelligent, smart

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Noun

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(れい)() (reiri

  1. shrewdness, intelligence

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 伶俐Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here