玲珑剔透

Traditional: 玲瓏剔透

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Dictionary entry

exquisitely made

What does 玲珑剔透 mean?

玲珑剔透 (líng lóng tī tòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1exquisitely made

2very clever

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玲líng(onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑) · tinkling of gem-pendants 珑lóngtinkling of gem-pendants 剔tīto scrape the meat from bones · to pick (teeth etc)透tòu(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through · to tell secretly; to leak

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