清談
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Chinese
clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure |
to speak; to talk; to converse to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (清談) | 清 | 談 | |
| simp. (清谈) | 清 | 谈 | |
| alternative forms | 清譚／清谭 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cing1 taam4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-tâm
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cingtán
- Wade–Giles: chʻing1-tʻan2
- Yale: chīng-tán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingtarn
- Palladius: цинтань (cintanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵/
- Homophones:
傾談／倾谈
清談／清谈
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cing1 taam4
- Yale: chīng tàahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsing1 taam4
- Guangdong Romanization: qing1 tam4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰaːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-tâm
- Tâi-lô: tshing-tâm
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhengdaam
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ tam²⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tam²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tam¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Verb
清談
- (literary) to chat; to have a casual conversation
- (historical) to discuss pure philosophical theories among intellectuals
- (figurative) to do empty talk