<p>According to the 两岸 dictionary, the pronunciation for 靓丽 works like this:</p>
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<p>【臺拼】jìnglì</p>
<p>【陸拼】liànglì</p>
</blockquote>
<p>So this is mostly a Taiwan vs. Mainland pronunciation difference.</p>
<p>According to the <em>Students Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese</em> normally jìng means:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>1 make up one’s face (woman), apply cosmetics, rouge.</p>
<p>a) prink, adorn, embellish, trim.</p>
<p>2 ⦿ 靜 jìng 1, quiet, still, tranquil, calm.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>While according to <em>KEY</em> liàng means:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>{dialect} attractive, good looking, pretty, handsome, beautiful</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Longman's also notes:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>〈粵〉</p>
<p>❶ 漂亮﹐好看：靚女／靚樣。</p>
<p>❷ 美味的：靚湯。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>So it seems this Cantonese pronunciation has somewhat taken over on the mainland while not influencing Taiwan as much.</p>

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liang/jing, it's all Greek to me!
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@Pedroski Yeah, funnily enough I can never seem to remember how to pronounce 靓 anyway...
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<p>Just trying to point out what is indicated by the comment from user6065, the correct pronunciation of 靓丽 is liànglì, not jìnglì. When 靓 is pronounced as jìng, it means 妆饰；打扮. 靓丽 is clearly defined in 现代汉语词典.    <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/3ZkUm.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/3ZkUm.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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<p>I find for 靓丽： </p>

<p>liànglì<br>
jìnglì</p>

<p>With the difference in pronunciation, is there a difference in meaning?</p>

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bkrs：liàng is 〈方〉 dialect
jìng lì
beautiful
pretty
艳丽。

jìng
〈书〉妆饰；打扮。另见liàng。
◆ 靓
liàng
〈方〉漂亮；好看：靓仔 | 靓女。另见jìng。
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＂现代汉语词典＂liàng （方）漂亮；好看：～｜～女。别见６７２页 jìng［靓女］（方）漂亮的女子（多指年轻的）［靓仔］（方）漂亮的小伙子。
靓   jìng（书）妆饰；打扮。别见７９２页liàng
［靓妆］（书）美丽的妆饰 1st is  dialect, 2nd  is literary
user6065
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regarding below answer, compound 靓丽 not in 现代汉语词典，therefore apparently of low usage frequency，but (see comment #1) no difference in meaning
user6065
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@user6065,  Indeed, 靓丽 IS in 现代汉语词典.
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comment #3 refers to the 1978 edition (one that can be borrowed for outside use from a library), since it is e.g. in bkrs users suspect that it would be in later editions
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@user6065, ok, the one I posted here is the 7th edition, the latest one.
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Does the meaning of 靓丽 change depending on how 靓 is pronounced？
# Does the meaning of 靓丽 change depending on how 靓 is pronounced？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-23)

I find for 靓丽：

liànglì  
jìnglì

With the difference in pronunciation, is there a difference in meaning?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: bkrs：liàng is 〈方〉 dialect jìng lì beautiful pretty 艳丽。  jìng 〈书〉妆饰；打扮。另见liàng。 ◆ 靓 liàng 〈方〉漂亮；好看：靓仔 | 靓女。另见jìng。  
> **username_1**: ＂现代汉语词典＂liàng （方）漂亮；好看：～｜～女。别见６７２页 jìng［靓女］（方）漂亮的女子（多指年轻的）［靓仔］（方）漂亮的小伙子。 靓   jìng（书）妆饰；打扮。别见７９２页liàng ［靓妆］（书）美丽的妆饰 1st is  dialect, 2nd  is literary  
> **username_1**: regarding below answer, compound 靓丽 not in 现代汉语词典，therefore apparently of low usage frequency，but (see comment #1) no difference in meaning  
> **username_2**: @username_1,  Indeed, 靓丽 IS in 现代汉语词典.  
> **username_1**: comment #3 refers to the 1978 edition (one that can be borrowed for outside use from a library), since it is e.g. in bkrs users suspect that it would be in later editions  
> **username_2**: @username_1, ok, the one I posted here is the 7th edition, the latest one.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-11-24. Score: 2

According to the 两岸 dictionary, the pronunciation for 靓丽 works like this:

> 【臺拼】jìnglì
>
> 【陸拼】liànglì

So this is mostly a Taiwan vs. Mainland pronunciation difference.

According to the *Students Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese* normally jìng means:

> 1 make up one’s face (woman), apply cosmetics, rouge.
>
> a) prink, adorn, embellish, trim.
>
> 2 ⦿ 靜 jìng 1, quiet, still, tranquil, calm.

While according to *KEY* liàng means:

> {dialect} attractive, good looking, pretty, handsome, beautiful

Longman's also notes:

> 〈粵〉
>
> ❶ 漂亮﹐好看：靚女／靚樣。
>
> ❷ 美味的：靚湯。

So it seems this Cantonese pronunciation has somewhat taken over on the mainland while not influencing Taiwan as much.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: liang/jing, it's all Greek to me!  
> **username_3**: @username_0 Yeah, funnily enough I can never seem to remember how to pronounce 靓 anyway...  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-11-24. Score: 1

Just trying to point out what is indicated by the comment from username_1, the correct pronunciation of 靓丽 is liànglì, not jìnglì. When 靓 is pronounced as jìng, it means 妆饰；打扮. 靓丽 is clearly defined in 现代汉语词典. [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/3ZkUm.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/3ZkUm.jpg)


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