彬彬
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Chinese
[edit]| ornamental; refined | ornamental; refined | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (彬彬) |
彬 | 彬 | |
| alternative forms | 斌斌 | ||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄣ ㄅㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: binbin
- Wade–Giles: pin1-pin1
- Yale: bīn-bīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: binbin
- Palladius: биньбинь (binʹbinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pin⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ban1 ban1
- Yale: bān bān
- Cantonese Pinyin: ban1 ban1
- Guangdong Romanization: ben1 ben1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐn⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: pin pin
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*prɯn prɯn/
Adjective
[edit]彬彬
- (literary, ideophonic) refined, gentle and elegant
- (literary, ideophonic) having both literary flourish and substance
- (literary, ideophonic) gathering; fitting in with each other; flourishing
Synonyms
[edit]- (refined):
- 優美／优美 (yōuměi) (of music, scenery)
- 典雅 (diǎnyǎ)
- 古雅 (gǔyǎ)
- 嫻／娴 (xián) (literary, or in compounds)
- 嫻靜／娴静 (xiánjìng)
- 幽美 (yōuměi) (literary, of an environment)
- 彬 (bīn) (literary, or in compounds)
- 文雅 (wényǎ)
- 文靜／文静 (wénjìng)
- 斯文 (sīwén)
- 斯文胎胎 (si1 wen2 tai1 tai1) (Sichuanese)
- 斯斯文文 (sīsīwénwén)
- 柔美 (róuměi) (of music, scenery)
- 酥巧 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 雅相 (ia3 sian4) (Xiang)
- 雅緻／雅致 (yǎzhì)
- 高尚 (gāoshàng)
- 高雅 (gāoyǎ)
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “refined”):