凌晨

Chinese

approach morning; dawn; daybreak
trad. (凌晨/淩晨) 凌/淩 晨
simp. (凌晨) 凌 晨
Literally: “approaching the morning”.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 凌 晨 晨
Reading # 1/1 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 來 (37) 常 (25) 船 (27)
Final (韻) 蒸 (133) 眞 (43) 眞 (43)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division (等) III III III
Fanqie 力膺切 植鄰切 食鄰切
Baxter ling dzyin zyin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɨŋ/ /d͡ʑiɪn/ /ʑiɪn/
Pan
Wuyun
/lɨŋ/ /d͡ʑin/ /ʑin/
Shao
Rongfen
/lieŋ/ /d͡ʑjen/ /ʑjen/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/liŋ/ /d͡ʑin/ /ʑin/
Li
Rong
/liəŋ/ /ʑiĕn/ /d͡ʑiĕn/
Wang
Li
/lĭəŋ/ /ʑĭĕn/ /d͡ʑĭĕn/
Bernard
Karlgren
/li̯əŋ/ /ʑi̯ĕn/ /d͡ʑʰi̯ĕn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
líng chén shén
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ling4 san4 san4

Noun

凌晨

  1. hours before dawn; early morning; small hours

Synonyms

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