鏘鏘

See also: 鏘々

Chinese
tinkling of small bells tinkling of small bells
trad. (鏘鏘) 鏘 鏘
simp. (锵锵) 锵 锵

Pronunciation

Adjective

鏘鏘

  1. flourishing
    子將之陝，門人從者鏘鏘焉被於路。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    子将之陕，门人从者锵锵焉被于路。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: Wenzhongzi(文中子)
    Zǐ jiāng zhī Shǎn, ménrén cóng zhě qiāngqiāng yān bèi yú lù. [Pinyin]
    When the teacher was about to depart for Shaanxi, his disciples and servants crowded in the road to see him off.
  2. (of a building) lofty
    命王良掌策駟兮，逾高閣之鏘鏘。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
    命王良掌策驷兮，逾高阁之锵锵。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
    From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CE
    Mìng Wáng Liáng zhǎng cè sì xī, yú gāo gé zhī qiāngqiāng. [Pinyin]
    I ordered Wang Liang to commandeer the carriage, all over the lofty attic.

Interjection

鏘鏘

  1. ta-da (used when something surprising is about to happen or to be shown)
    Synonym: 噹噹／当当 (dāngdāng)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
鏘 鏘
そう
Hyōgaiji		 そう
Hyōgaiji
goon
Alternative spelling
鏘々

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) そーそー [sòósóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [so̞ːso̞ː]

Adjective

鏘(そう)鏘(そう) • (sōsō) ←さうさう (sausau)? †-tari (adnominal 鏘(そう)鏘(そう)たる (sōsō taru), adverbial 鏘(そう)鏘(そう)と (sōsō to) or 鏘(そう)鏘(そう)として (sōsō to shite))

  1. (archaic) tinkling sound (esp. bell on the Emperor's carriage); bright sound of metal being struck
  2. (archaic) cry of the phoenix
  3. popular, prosperous

Inflection
Classical conjugation of "鏘鏘たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 鏘鏘たらそうそうたらsousoutara
Continuative (連用形) 鏘鏘と[1]
鏘鏘たり[2]		そうそうと
そうそうたり		sousouto
sousoutari
Terminal (終止形) 鏘鏘たりそうそうたりsousoutari
Attributive (連体形) 鏘鏘たるそうそうたるsousoutaru
Realis (已然形) 鏘鏘たれそうそうたれsousoutare
Imperative (命令形) 鏘鏘たれそうそうたれsousoutare
Key constructions
Negative 鏘鏘たらずそうそうたらずsousoutarazu
Contrasting conjunction 鏘鏘たれどそうそうたれどsousoutaredo
Causal conjunction 鏘鏘たればそうそうたればsousoutareba
Conditional conjunction 鏘鏘たらばそうそうたらばsousoutaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 鏘鏘たりきそうそうたりきsousoutariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 鏘鏘たりけりそうそうたりけりsousoutarikeri
Adverbial 鏘鏘とそうそうとsousouto
[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.
Classical conjugation of "鏘鏘なり" (ナリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 鏘鏘ならそうそうならsousounara
Continuative (連用形) 鏘鏘に[1]
鏘鏘なり[2]		そうそうに
そうそうなり		sousouni
sousounari
Terminal (終止形) 鏘鏘なりそうそうなりsousounari
Attributive (連体形) 鏘鏘なるそうそうなるsousounaru
Realis (已然形) 鏘鏘なれそうそうなれsousounare
Imperative (命令形) 鏘鏘なれそうそうなれsousounare
Key constructions
Negative 鏘鏘ならずそうそうならずsousounarazu
Contrasting conjunction 鏘鏘なれどそうそうなれどsousounaredo
Causal conjunction 鏘鏘なればそうそうなればsousounareba
Conditional conjunction 鏘鏘ならばそうそうならばsousounaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 鏘鏘なりきそうそうなりきsousounariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 鏘鏘なりけりそうそうなりけりsousounarikeri
Adverbial 鏘鏘にそうそうにsousouni
[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.

Noun

鏘(そう)鏘(そう) • (sōsō) ←さうさう (sausau)?

  1. (archaic) cry of the phoenix

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
鏘鏘

Noun

鏘鏘 • (jangjang) (hangeul 장장)

  1. Hanja form? of 장장.
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