清真
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See also: 淸眞
Chinese
clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure |
real; true; genuine | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (清真/淸真/清眞/淸眞) | 清/淸 | 真/眞 | |
| simp. (清真) | 清 | 真 | |
Etymology
Literary use since at least the Tang dynasty. In its Islamic sense, used to praise God, or Allah, in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cing1 zan1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhîn-chṳ̂n
- Eastern Min (BUC): chĭng-cĭng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-chin
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1chin-tsen
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cingjhen
- Wade–Giles: chʻing1-chên1
- Yale: chīng-jēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingjen
- Palladius: цинчжэнь (cinčžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cing1 zan1
- Yale: chīng jān
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsing1 dzan1
- Guangdong Romanization: qing1 zen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhîn-chṳ̂n
- Hakka Romanization System: qinˊ ziinˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: qin1 zin1
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɨn²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: chĭng-cĭng
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵ (t͡s-)ʒiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-chin
- Tâi-lô: tshing-tsin
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhengcyn
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sin³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: tshjeng tsyin
Adjective
清真
- (Islam) halal or qingzhen; permissible according to Muslim religious customs, especially of food preparation
- (literary) naive; artless
- (literary) pure; sincere
Usage notes
- In its Islamic sense, used mainly by the native Muslims in China.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: qingzhen