彬彬

Chinese

		ornamental; refined	ornamental; refined
simp. and trad. (彬彬)		彬	彬
alternative forms		斌斌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bīnbīn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄣㄅㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ban¹ ban¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bīnbīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄣㄅㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: binbin
  - Wade–Giles: pin¹-pin¹
  - Yale: bīn-bīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: binbin
  - Palladius: биньбинь (binʹbinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pin⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ban¹ ban¹
  - Yale: bān bān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ban¹ ban¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ben¹ ben¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐn⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: pin pin

Rime
Character	彬
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	眞 (44)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	府巾切
Baxter	pin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pˠiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/pᵚin/
Shao Rongfen	/pien/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pjin/
Li Rong	/pjĕn/
Wang Li	/pǐĕn/
Bernard Karlgren	/pi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bīn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ban¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*prɯn prɯn/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	彬
Reading #	1/1
No.	826
Phonetic component	彬
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	彬
Old Chinese	/*prɯn/
Notes	說文份古文

Adjective

彬彬

(literary, ideophonic) refined, gentle and elegant
(literary, ideophonic) having both literary flourish and substance
(literary, ideophonic) gathering; fitting in with each other; flourishing

Synonyms

(refined):

優美／优美 (yōuměi) (of music, scenery)
典雅 (diǎnyǎ)
古雅 (gǔyǎ)
嫻／娴 (xián) (literary, or in compounds)
嫻靜／娴静 (xiánjìng)
幽美 (yōuměi) (literary, of an environment)
彬 (bīn) (literary, or in compounds)
文雅 (wényǎ)
文靜／文静 (wénjìng)
斯文 (sīwén)
斯文胎胎 (si¹ wen² tai¹ tai¹) (Sichuanese)
斯斯文文 (sīsīwénwén)
柔美 (róuměi) (of music, scenery)
酥巧 (Xiamen Hokkien)
雅相 (ia³ sian⁴) (Xiang)
雅緻／雅致 (yǎzhì)
高尚 (gāoshàng)
高雅 (gāoyǎ)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “refined”):

低下 (dīxià)
低俗 (dīsú)
低級／低级 (dījí)
俗氣／俗气 (súqì)
俗骨 (zuk⁶ gwat¹) (Cantonese)
傖俗／伧俗 (cāngsú) (formal)
卑俗 (bēisú)
庸俗 (yōngsú)
鄙俗 (bǐsú)
鄙吝 (bǐlìn) (literary)

Derived terms

彬彬君子
彬彬文質／彬彬文质
彬彬有禮／彬彬有礼 (bīnbīnyǒulǐ)
彬彬濟濟／彬彬济济
文質彬彬／文质彬彬 (wénzhìbīnbīn)
濟濟彬彬／济济彬彬
郁郁彬彬

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (彬彬):

→ Japanese: 彬彬(ひんぴん) (hinpin)
→ Korean: 빈빈(彬彬) (binbin)

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