清爽

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	invigorating; straightforward; frank invigorating; straightforward; frank; open; bright; clear
trad. (清爽)		清	爽
simp. #(清爽)		清	爽

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngshuǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ song²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-sóng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ suang²

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹chin-saon / ¹tshin-saon₃ / ¹chin-⁰suan₃

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngshuǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingshuǎng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-shuang³
    • Yale: chīng-shwǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingshoang
    • Palladius: циншуан (cinšuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ song²
    • Yale: chīng sóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ song²
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ song²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɔːŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-sóng
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-sóng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengsorng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ sɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cêng¹ suang²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng suáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ suaŋ⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹chin-saon
    • MiniDict: chin^平 saon
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹qin-saan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ sɑ̃²¹/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ¹tshin-saon₃
    • MiniDict: tshin^平 saon^上
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴ sɑ̃/
  • (Northern: Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ¹chin-⁰suan₃
    • MiniDict: chin^平 suan^上
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕʰin³³ szʷæ̃³⁴/

Adjective

清爽

1. fresh and cool
2. relieved; relaxed
3. (nautical) cleared; clear

   錨清爽／锚清爽  ―  máo qīngshuǎng  ―  anchor is clear

4. (dialectal Mandarin, Wu) clean
5. (Wu) clear

   我聽勿清爽伊垃該講啥。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   我听勿清爽伊垃该讲啥。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁶ngu ¹thin-veq₈ ¹chin-saon₅ ⁶yi ⁸laq-ke₁ ⁵kaon ⁵sa [Wugniu]

   I can't hear what he's saying clearly.

   • 1998, “北風與太陽 [The North Wind and the Sun]”, in 上海话音档 (现代汉语方言音库), 2nd edition:

     爭來爭去爭勿清爽個辰光，路浪向走過來一個人，身浪着了一件厚大衣。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     争来争去争勿清爽个辰光，路浪向走过来一个人，身浪着了一件厚大衣。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     ¹tsan-le₆ ¹tsan-chi₅ ¹tsan-veq₈-chin₁-saon₅-gheq ⁶zen-kuaon₁ ⁶lu-laon₆-shian₅ ⁵tseu-ku₅-le₆ ⁷iq-gheq ⁶gnin ¹sen ⁶laon ⁷tsaq ⁸leq ⁷iq-ji₆ ⁶gheu-da₆-i₁ [Wugniu]

     At a time when it wasn't clear who was superior, along came a man on the road, wearing a thick coat.

Synonyms

• (fresh and cool): 清新 (qīngxīn)
• (clean):

Dialectal synonyms of 乾淨 (“clean; not dirty”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		乾淨, 清潔, 潔淨
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	乾淨
	Taiwan	乾淨
	Malaysia	乾淨
	Singapore	乾淨
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	乾淨
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	乾淨
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	乾淨
	Wuhan	乾淨, 寧馨
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	乾淨, 清爽
	Hefei	乾淨, 清亮
Cantonese	Guangzhou	乾淨
	Hong Kong	乾淨
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	伶俐
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	伶俐
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	乾淨
	Taishan	乾淨, 虔誠
	Yangjiang	淨, 伶俐
	Singapore (Guangfu)	乾淨
Gan	Nanchang	乾淨
Hakka	Meixian	淨, 伶俐
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	淨俐, 伶俐
	Hong Kong	伶俐
Jin	Taiyuan	乾淨
Northern Min	Jian'ou	伶俐
	Jianyang	伶俐
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	澈潔, 澈
	Fuzhou (Changle)	澈
	Fuqing	澈潔
	Yongtai	澈潔
	Gutian	澈潔
	Pingnan	澈
	Fu'an	清氣
	Ningde	澈, 澈潔
	Xiapu	澈潔
	Zherong	澈潔
	Shouning	澈潔
	Zhouning	澈, 澈潔, 清氣
	Fuding	清氣
	Matsu	澈潔, 清氣
Southern Min	Xiamen	清氣
	Quanzhou	清氣
	Jinjiang	清氣
	Yongchun	清氣
	Zhangzhou	清氣
	Zhao'an	清氣
	Taipei	清氣
	Taipei (Wanhua)	清氣
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	清氣
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	清氣
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	清氣
	Kaohsiung	清氣
	Yilan	清氣
	Changhua (Lukang)	清氣
	Taichung	清氣
	Taichung (Wuqi)	清氣
	Tainan	清氣
	Taitung	清氣
	Hsinchu	清氣
	Kinmen	清氣
	Penghu (Magong)	清氣
	Penang (Hokkien)	清氣
	Singapore (Hokkien)	清氣
	Manila (Hokkien)	清氣
	Longyan	清氣
	Datian	清氣
	Chaozhou	清氣
	Shantou	清氣
	Shantou (Chenghai)	清氣
	Jieyang	清氣
	Haifeng	清氣
	Singapore (Teochew)	清氣
	Leizhou	澈, 澈潔
	Haikou	澈, 澈潔
	Qionghai	澈氣
	Singapore (Hainanese)	澈
Puxian Min	Putian	澈, 澈潔, 清氣, 清靠
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	澈, 清靠
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	澈潔, 清氣
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	澈, 澈潔, 清靠
	Xianyou	澈潔, 清氣, 清靠
	Xianyou (Fengting)	澈潔, 清靠, 清氣
	Xianyou (Youyang)	澈潔, 清氣, 清靠
Central Min	Yong'an	清氣
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	清氣
	Sanming (Shaxian)	伶俐
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	伶俐
Wu	Shanghai	清爽
	Suzhou	清爽, 乾淨
	Wenzhou	了滯, 清水, 光生
Xiang	Changsha	乾淨
	Shuangfeng	乾淨, 料俏

• (clear): (Standard) 清楚 (qīngchu), 清朗 (qīnglǎng)
• (cleared): 好 (hǎo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (清爽):

• → Japanese: 清爽(せいそう) (seisō)