璀璨

Chinese

		lustre of gems	gem; lustre of gem
trad. (璀璨)		璀	璨
simp. #(璀璨)		璀	璨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cuǐcàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ caan³ / ceoi² caan³
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): cui³ cang⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhúi-chhàn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cui¹ cang³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cuǐcàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cuěicàn
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻui³-tsʻan⁴
    • Yale: tswěi-tsàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsoeitsann
    • Palladius: цуйцань (cujcanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹ caan³ / ceoi² caan³
    • Yale: chēui chaan / chéui chaan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ tsaan³ / tsoey² tsaan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ can³ / cêu² can³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːn³³/, /t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰaːn³³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: cui³ cang⁴ [Phonetic: cui⁵ cang⁴]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰui⁴⁵³⁻²¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴²/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: cui³ cang⁴ [Phonetic: cui⁵ cang⁴]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰui³³²⁻²¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhúi-chhàn
    • Tâi-lô: tshuí-tshàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhuyzhaxn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰan²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cui¹ cang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshui tshàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰui³³⁻²³ t͡sʰaŋ²¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: tshwojX tshanH

Rime
Character	璀	璨
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	清 (14)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)	寒 (61)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	七罪切	蒼案切
Baxter	tshwojX	tshanH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰuʌiX/	/t͡sʰɑnH/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰuoiX/	/t͡sʰɑnH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰuɒiX/	/t͡sʰɑnH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰwəjX/	/t͡sʰanH/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰuᴀiX/	/t͡sʰɑnH/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰuɒiX/	/t͡sʰɑnH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡sʰuɑ̆iX/	/t͡sʰɑnH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cuǐ	càn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ceoi2	caan3

Adjective

璀璨

1. (literally, figuratively) radiant; bright; lustrous; resplendent; brilliant

   璀璨人生  ―  cuǐcàn rénshēng  ―  splendid life

Synonyms

• (literary) 炳 (bǐng)
• 光亮 (guāngliàng)
• 光明 (guāngmíng)
• 明朗 (mínglǎng)
• 明亮 (míngliàng)

Antonyms

• 晦暗 (huì'àn)

Derived terms

• 璀璨奪目 / 璀璨夺目