青衣
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Chinese
| green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (青衣) | 青 | 衣 | |
| simp. #(青衣) | 青 | 衣 | |
| Literally: “bluegreen/black clothes”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cingyi
- Wade–Giles: chʻing1-i1
- Yale: chīng-yī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingi
- Palladius: цинъи (cinʺi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cing1 ji1 / ceng1 ji1
- Yale: chīng yī / chēng yī
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsing1 ji1 / tseng1 ji1
- Guangdong Romanization: qing1 yi1 / céng1 yi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Note:
- cing1 ji1 - literary (all other uses including the place name);
- ceng1 ji1 - colloquial (the fish).
Noun
青衣
- (literary, historical) clothes worn by the emperor and his concubines during the spring
- (literary, historical) blue- or black-colored clothes (associated with lower-ranking individuals)
- (literary, historical) lower-ranking attendant (who wore blue- or black-colored clothes after the Han Dynasty)
- a standard role type in Chinese opera, usually a middle-aged woman; such characters are generally married, dignified, and elegant women and are mainly wives and mothers
- (～魚) blackspot tuskfish (Choerodon schoenleinii)
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 青衣, 青衣旦, 正旦 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 青衣 |
| Harbin | 青衣 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 青衣 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 青衣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 青衣 |
| Wanrong | 青衣 | |
| Xi'an | 青衣 | |
| Xining | 青衣 | |
| Xuzhou | 青衣 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 青衣 |
| Lanzhou | 青衣 | |
| Ürümqi | 青衣 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 青衣旦, 青衣旦兒 |
| Wuhan | 青衣 | |
| Guiyang | 青衣 | |
| Liuzhou | 正旦 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 青衣 |
| Yangzhou | 青衣 | |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 青衣 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 青衣 |
| Lichuan | 青衣 | |
| Pingxiang | 青衣 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 正旦 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 青衣 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 青衣旦 |
| Xinzhou | 青衣, 唱青衣哩 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 青衣 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 青衣 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 苦旦 |
| Chaozhou | 烏衫旦 | |
| Shantou | 烏衫旦 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 烏衫旦 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 青衣 |
| Suzhou | 青衣 | |
| Danyang | 青衣 | |
| Hangzhou | 青衣 | |
| Wenzhou | 青衣 | |
| Jinhua | 青衣 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 青衣 |
Derived terms
- 青衣旦 (qīngyīdàn)
Proper noun
青衣
Descendants
- → English: Tsing Yi