líng
奇零
odd; fractional; remainder
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fractional amount; odd number; remainder
archaicAn archaic, literary term specifically referring to the leftover, non-integral part of a quantity after division or grouping. Used in classical texts. The variant '畸零' carries the same meaning.
Nián年
fèng俸
zhī之
wài外
，
shàng尚
yǒu有
wēi微
bó薄
de的
jī畸
líng零
。
Apart from the annual salary, there is also a meager fractional remainder.
Bǐ彼
yǒu有
qiān千
hù户
zhī之
zhòng众
，
wǒ我
jǐn仅
dé得
shù数
bǎi百
jī畸
líng零
。
They have a thousand households, while I merely obtained a few hundred odd remnants.
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Jì计
suàn算
zhī之
hòu后
，
fā发
xiàn现
shàng尚
yǒu有
jī畸
líng零
。
After calculation, a fractional remainder was discovered.