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/
Bernhard 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):

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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”):

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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)
→ Vietnamese: bân bân (彬彬)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
彬	彬
ひん Jinmeiyō	ひん > ぴん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
彬々斌斌斌々

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひんぴん [hìńpíń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [çĩmpʲĩɴ]

Noun

彬(ひん)彬(ぴん) • (hinpin)

(literary) refinement and substance; the quality of being both cultured and substantial

Adjective

彬(ひん)彬(ぴん) • (hinpin) ^†-tari (adnominal 彬(ひん)彬(ぴん)とした (hinpin to shita) or 彬(ひん)彬(ぴん)たる (hinpin taru), adverbial 彬(ひん)彬(ぴん)と (hinpin to) or 彬(ひん)彬(ぴん)として (hinpin to shite))

(literary) refined and substantial; possessing both literary elegance and depth of character

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "彬彬たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	彬彬たら	ひんぴんたら	finpintara
Continuative (連用形)	彬彬と^[1] 彬彬たり^[2]	ひんぴんとひんぴんたり	finpinto finpintari
Terminal (終止形)	彬彬たり	ひんぴんたり	finpintari
Attributive (連体形)	彬彬たる	ひんぴんたる	finpintaru
Realis (已然形)	彬彬たれ	ひんぴんたれ	finpintare
Imperative (命令形)	彬彬たれ	ひんぴんたれ	finpintare
Key constructions
Negative	彬彬たらず	ひんぴんたらず	finpintarazu
Contrasting conjunction	彬彬たれど	ひんぴんたれど	finpintaredo
Causal conjunction	彬彬たれば	ひんぴんたれば	finpintareba
Conditional conjunction	彬彬たらば	ひんぴんたらば	finpintaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	彬彬たりき	ひんぴんたりき	finpintariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	彬彬たりけり	ひんぴんたりけり	finpintarikeri
Adverbial	彬彬と	ひんぴんと	finpinto

^[1]Without auxiliary verb.
^[2]With auxiliary verb.

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
彬	彬

Noun

彬彬 • (binbin) (hangeul 빈빈)

hanja form^? of 빈빈

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
彬	彬

Noun

彬彬

chữ Hán form of bân bân

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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