潺潺

Chinese
flow; trickle (of water) flow; trickle (of water)
simp. and trad.
(潺潺)		 潺 潺

Pronunciation

Verb

潺潺

  1. (onomatopoeia) to babble (of flowing water); to murmur; to gurgle; to purl
    • 簾外雨潺潺，
      春意闌珊，
      羅衾不耐五更寒，
      夢裡不知身是客，
      一晌貪歡。       [MSC, trad.]
      帘外雨潺潺，
      春意阑珊，
      罗衾不耐五更寒，
      梦里不知身是客，
      一晌贪欢。       [MSC, simp.]
      From: 10th century, Southern Tang emperor Li Yu, 《浪淘沙·簾外雨潺潺》 (Waves Washing the Sand / Outside the curtain, the rain is babbling)
      Lián wài yǔ chánchán,
      Chūn yì lán shān,
      Luóqīn bù nài wǔ gēng hán,
      Mèng lǐ bù zhī shēn shì kè,
      Yīshǎng tānhuān.       [Pinyin]
      Outside the curtain rain babbles,
      Spring is wearing off,
      Silk bedding cannot fend off the fifth-watch chill,
      Lost in dreamland I know not myself as a guest,
      Indulging in pleasure for the moment.

Noun

潺潺

  1. appearance of flowing water
  2. sound of rain

Derived terms
  • 流水潺潺

Japanese
Kanji in this term
潺 潺
せん
Hyōgaiji		 せん
Hyōgaiji

Adjective

潺(せん)潺(せん) • (sensen) †-tari (adnominal 潺(せん)潺(せん)とした (sensen to shita) or 潺(せん)潺(せん)たる (sensen taru), adverbial 潺(せん)潺(せん)と (sensen to) or 潺(せん)潺(せん)として (sensen to shite))

  1. murmuring, bubbling (river etc.) (abbr. 潺々)
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