玲瓏剔透 in Chinese

IPA: /liŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ tʰi⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /lɪŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹ tʰɪk̚⁵ tʰɐu̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /liŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ tʰi⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵¹/, /lɪŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹ tʰɪk̚⁵ tʰɐu̯³³/ Chinese transliterations: línglóngtītòu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄊㄡˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ling⁴ lung⁴ tik¹ tau³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], línglóngtītòu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄊㄡˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], línglóngtitòu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], ling²-lung²-tʻi¹-tʻou⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], líng-lúng-tī-tòu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], linglongtitow [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], линлунтитоу [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], linluntitou [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], lìhng lùhng tīk tau [Cantonese, Yale], ling⁴ lung⁴ tik⁷ tau³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ling⁴ lung⁴ tig¹ teo³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 玲珑剔透 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 玲瓏剔透

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"玲瓏剔透" meaning in Chinese

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