青色
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See also: 靑色
Chinese
| green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | colour; dice; look colour; dice; look; appearance | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (青色) | 青 | 色 | |
| simp. #(青色) | 青 | 色 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ceng1 sik1
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): chăng-sáik
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1chin-seq
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cingsè
- Wade–Giles: chʻing1-sê4
- Yale: chīng-sè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingseh
- Palladius: цинсэ (cinsɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
- Homophones:
青澀 / 青涩
青色
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ceng1 sik1
- Yale: chēng sīk
- Cantonese Pinyin: tseng1 sik7
- Guangdong Romanization: céng1 xig1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiâng-set
- Hakka Romanization System: qiangˊ sedˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: qiang1 sed5
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴ set̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: ciangˋ sed
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiaŋ⁵³ set⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: chăng-sáik
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ (s-)naiʔ²⁴/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-sek
- Tâi-lô: tshenn-sik
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhveseg
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪk̚³²/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/
- IPA (Singapore): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻²² sek̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Lukang, Sanxia, Taipei, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore)
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiⁿ-siak
- Tâi-lô: tshinn-siak
- Phofsit Daibuun: chvisiag
- IPA (Philippines): /t͡sʰĩ³³ siak̚⁵/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: cên1 sêg4
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheⁿ sek
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ sek̚²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Singapore)
- Wu
Noun
青色
- blue-green; cyan
- (Cantonese) yellow-green
- (Hakka, Southern Min) green
- (Singaporean and Malaysian Mandarin) light green
Synonyms
- (cyan): (literary) 千千 (qiānqiān)
Dialectal synonyms of 綠色 (“green”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 綠色 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 綠色 |
| Malaysia | 綠色, 青色 | |
| Singapore | 綠色, 青色 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 綠顏色, 綠色 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 綠色 |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 青色, 綠色 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 青色 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 青色 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 青色 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 青色 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 青色 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 青色 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 青色 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 綠色 |
| Taipei | 綠色 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 綠色 | |
| Kaohsiung | 綠色 | |
| Yilan | 綠色 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 綠 | |
| Taichung | 青色 | |
| Tainan | 綠色 | |
| Hsinchu | 綠色 | |
| Kinmen | 綠 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 綠 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 青色 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 青色 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 青色, 綠色 | |
| Medan (Hokkien) | 青色 | |
| Shantou | 青色 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 青色 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 綠色 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 綠顏色 |
Descendants
See also
| 白色 | 灰色 | 黑色 |
| 紅色 / 红色, 赤色; 緋紅色 / 绯红色, 豔紅色 / 艳红色, 大紅 / 大红 | 橙色; 棕色, 褐色 | 黃色 / 黄色; 奶油色 |
| 青檸色 / 青柠色 | 綠色 / 绿色 | |
| 青色; 深青色 | 湛藍色 / 湛蓝色, 蔚藍色 / 蔚蓝色, 天藍色 / 天蓝色 | 藍色 / 蓝色 |
| 紫羅蘭色 / 紫罗兰色; 靛色 | 洋紅色 / 洋红色; 紫色 | 粉紅色 / 粉红色 |
Further reading
- “Entry #4551”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 青 | 色 |
| あお Grade: 1 |
いろ Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 靑色 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
Noun
- blue (color)