英英

Chinese

		flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; (abbrev) Britain; English	flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; (abbrev) Britain; English
trad. (英英)		英	英
simp. ^#(英英)		英	英

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīngyīng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥㄧㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīngyīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yingying
  - Wade–Giles: ying¹-ying¹
  - Yale: yīng-yīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inging
  - Palladius: инъин (inʺin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /ʔˠiæŋ ʔˠiæŋ/

Rime
Character	英
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	庚 (111)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	於驚切
Baxter	'jaeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔˠiæŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔᵚiaŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiaŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔiajŋ/
Li Rong	/ʔiɐŋ/
Wang Li	/ĭɐŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔi̯ɐŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yīng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jing¹

Adjective

英英

(literary) brilliant (clouds, family)
(literary) resounding (voice)
(literary) outstanding; eminent; remarkable; brilliant

Synonyms

(outstanding):

Synonyms of 英英

不得了 (bùdéliǎo) (colloquial)
了不得 (liǎobùdé) (colloquial)
了不起 (liǎobùqǐ) (colloquial)
了勿起 (Wu)
佼佼 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
傲人 (àorén) (nowadays especially of breasts, body curve)
出挑 (chūtiāo) (of personal appearance)
出擢 (Min Nan)
出色 (chūsè)
勿得了 (Wu)
卓然 (zhuórán) (literary)
卓著 (zhuózhù)
卓越 (zhuóyuè)
打得 (Hakka)
斐然 (fěirán)
棒 (bàng) (colloquial)
漂亮 (piàoliang)
炳 (bǐng) (literary)
牛 (niú) (Mandarin, slang)
牛鬼 (Guilin Mandarin)
特出 (tèchū)
犀利 (xīlì) (originally Cantonese, sometimes Mandarin)
皦皦 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
看家 (kānjiā) (attributive, of skill, ability, etc.)
突出 (tūchū)
表表 (biǎobiǎo) (literary)
超凡 (chāofán)

超拔 (chāobá) (literary)
非凡 (fēifán)
俊偉／俊伟 (jùnwěi) (literary)
偉大／伟大 (wěidà)
傑出／杰出 (jiéchū)
優異／优异 (yōuyì)
優秀／优秀 (yōuxiù)
優越／优越 (yōuyuè)
出眾／出众 (chūzhòng)
出腳／出脚 (Min Nan)
卓犖／卓荦 (zhuóluò) (literary)
卓異／卓异 (zhuóyì) (literary)
厲害／厉害 (lìhài) (informal)
好極了／好极了 (hǎo jíle)
尤異／尤异 (yóuyì) (literary)
崢嶸／峥嵘 (zhēngróng)
彰顯／彰显 (zhāngxiǎn)
惡實／恶实 (Xiang, used as a complement)
標青／标青 (Cantonese, Teochew)
特異／特异 (tèyì)
穩／稳 (wěn) (slang, neologism)
蓋帽／盖帽 (gàimào) (slang)
超絕／超绝 (chāojué)
響噹噹／响当当 (xiǎngdāngdāng)
顯著／显著 (xiǎnzhù)
高強／高强 (gāoqiáng)

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