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清
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- 清
- qīng · clear, pure, clean; peaceful
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1 · qing1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 16 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ceng1 · cing1
Cantonese word readings for 清. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- clear; limpid
- clean; unstained
- pure; unmixed
- distinct; clear; apparent
- fair and honest; upright
- quiet; still
- (archaic, literary) deep or clear water; the appearance of clear water
- (phonetics) unaspirated
- to clear (throat, etc.); to clean
- to settle; to sort out
- (～朝) the Qing (Ching) dynasty (Manchu) (1644-1911)
- (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Gan, Xiang, Eastern Min, Shaojiang Min, of liquids) dilute, thin
- undigested
- (Teochew) only; merely
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak) synonym of 師兄 /师兄 (si¹ hing¹)
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