青蓮
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Chinese
| green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | lotus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (青蓮) | 青 | 蓮 | |
| simp. (青莲) | 青 | 莲 | |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Cinglián
- Wade–Giles: Chʻing1-lien2
- Yale: Chīng-lyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chinglian
- Palladius: Цинлянь (Cinljanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
青蓮
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cinglián
- Wade–Giles: chʻing1-lien2
- Yale: chīng-lyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinglian
- Palladius: цинлянь (cinljanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: tsheng len
Noun
青蓮
- blue lotus
- 見其庭宇有諸糞穢，掬除灑掃，塗香散花，更采青蓮，重布其地。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 646 AD, 玄奘 (Xuanzang), 辯機 (Bianji), 《大唐西域記·卷三·八國·呾叉始羅國》 (Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, Chapter 3, Taxila)
- Jiàn qí tíngyǔ yǒu zhū fènhuì, jū chú sǎsǎo, tú xiāng sàn huā, gèng cǎi qīnglián, chóng bù qí dì.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
见其庭宇有诸粪秽，掬除洒扫，涂香散花，更采青莲，重布其地。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- …菩提子三斗、青蓮華廿莖、玳瑁疊子八面、天竺革履二緉… [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 779 AD, 淡海三船 (Ōmi no Mifune) 《唐大和上東征傳》
- ... pútízǐ sān dǒu, qīnglián huá niàn jīng, dàimào diézǐ bā miàn, tiānzhú gélǚ èr liǎng...
- three jars filled with seedlings of the bodhi tree, twenty stalks of the blue lotus flower, eight dishes made from the shell of the hawksbill sea turtle, two pairs of leather shoes from India
…菩提子三斗、青莲华廿茎、玳瑁叠子八面、天竺革履二𮉧… [Classical Chinese, simp.]