Usage of the character 玲
líng
玲
[玲]
- (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏／玲珑)
- tinkling of gem-pendants
línglóng
玲珑
[玲瓏]
- (onom.) clink of jewels
- exquisite
- detailed and fine
- clever
- nimble
línglíng
玲玲
[玲玲]
- (onom.) tinkling (e.g. of jewels)
Měilíng
美玲
[美玲]
- Meiling (female name)
- Zhou Meiling 周美玲 ( Zhōu Měilíng) (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director
Dīng Líng
丁玲
[丁玲]
- Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太陽照在桑乾河上／太阳照在桑干河上, attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party
dīnglíng
玎玲
[玎玲]
- (onom.) ding-a-ling
- clink of jewels
Aìdélíng
爱德玲
[愛德玲]
- Adeline (name)
Lín Zhìlíng
林志玲
[林志玲]
- Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress
Zhèng Yùlíng
郑裕玲
[鄭裕玲]
- Carol "Dodo" Cheng Yu-Ling (1957-), Hong Kong actress and TV host
Zhāng Aìlíng
张爱玲
[張愛玲]
- Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
fàn'ēlíng
梵婀玲
[梵婀玲]
- violin (loanword)
bāmiànlínglóng
八面玲珑
[八面玲瓏]
- be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
xiǎoqiǎolínglóng
小巧玲珑
[小巧玲瓏]
- dainty and delicate
- exquisite
línglóngtītòu
玲珑剔透
[玲瓏剔透]
- exquisitely made
- very clever