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Chinese
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red; pellet; powder red; pellet; powder; cinnabar
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green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
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| trad. (丹青)
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丹
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青
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| simp. #(丹青)
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丹
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青
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Pronunciation
Noun
丹青
- cinnabar and ochre paints
- red and blue-green
- paint; pigment; dye
- painting
- (literary) historical records
- (literary) obviousness
Japanese
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| 丹靑 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
From tan (丹, cinnabar red, vermilion, red) + sei (青, blue, green).
Noun
丹青 • (tansei)
- red and blue
- a painting
References
Korean
Noun
丹青 • (dancheong) (hangeul 단청)
- Alternative spelling of 丹靑