青 cing¹ {qīng}

(adjective) (of someone's face) pale (because of scared or sick)

青 cing¹ {qīng}

1. nature's color
2. green or blue
3. greenish black
4. youth
5. young (of people)

青 cing¹ {Qīng}

abbr. for 青海, Qinghai Province

青蟹 ceng¹ haai⁵ {qīng xiè}

a ten dollar Hong Kong banknote (a 10HKD note used to be green in the past); a mud crab

青靚〔-靓〕 ceng¹ leng³ {qīng jìng}

delicate and pretty; beautiful; handsome

青綠〔-绿〕 ceng¹ luk⁶ {qīng lǜ}

green colour; turquoise

青島〔-岛〕 cing¹ dou² {Qīngdǎo}

(beer) Short name of TsingTao Beer

青口 cing¹ hau² {qīng kǒu}

mussel

青衣 cing¹ ji¹ {qīngyī}

(noun) Tsing Yi, which is a place in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong; (noun) 1. Tsing Yi, which is a MTR station of Ting Chung Line and Airport Express; (fish) 1. Choerodon schoenleinii

青苗 cing¹ miu⁴ {qīng miáo}

green sprouts; young seedlings / crops

青山 cing¹ saan¹ {qīng shān}

common term for mental hospital

青天 cing¹ tin¹ {qīng tiān}

(noun) Sunny day

青洲 cing¹ zau¹ {qīng zhōu}

Green Island, an island in Hong Kong; Ilha Verde, a place in Macao, China

青白 ceng¹ baak⁶ {Qīng bái}

Qingbaijiang district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan

青白 ceng¹ baak⁶ {qīng bái}

1. pale
2. pallor

青菜 ceng¹ coi³ {qīng cài}

1. green vegetables
2. Chinese cabbage

青豆 ceng¹ dau² {qīng dòu}

1. green soybean
2. green peas

青靛 ceng¹ din⁶ {qīng diàn}

indigo

青花 ceng¹ faa¹ {qīng huā}

blue and white (porcelain)

青發〔-发〕 ceng¹ faat³ {qīng fā}

amobarbital (drug) (Tw)

青筋 ceng¹ gan¹ {qīng jīn}

1. veins
2. blue veins

青瓜 ceng¹ gwaa¹ {qīng guā}

cucumber

青檸〔-柠〕 ceng¹ ning² {qīng níng}

lime (fruit)

青絲〔-丝〕 ceng¹ si¹ {qīng sī}

1. fine black hair
2. dried plum (sliced, as cake ingredient)

青色 ceng¹ sik¹ {qīng sè}

1. cyan
2. blue-green

青蒜 ceng¹ syun³ {qīng suàn}

garlic shoots and leaves

青苔 ceng¹ toi⁴ {qīng tái}

1. moss
2. lichen

青紫 ceng¹ zi² {qīng zǐ}

purple

青椒 ceng¹ ziu¹ {qīng jiāo}

1. Capsicum annuum
2. green pepper

青腫〔-肿〕 ceng¹ zung² {qīng zhǒng}

bruise

青翠 cing¹ ceoi³ {qīng cuì}

1. fresh and green
2. verdant

青春 cing¹ ceon¹ {qīng chūn}

1. youth
2. youthfulness

青瓷 cing¹ ci⁴ {qīng cí}

celadon (pottery)

青草 cing¹ cou² {qīng cǎo}

grass

青蔥〔-葱〕 cing¹ cung¹ {qīng cōng}

1. scallion
2. green onion
3. verdant
4. lush green

青松 cing¹ cung⁴ {qīng sōng}

pine tree

青貯〔-贮〕 cing¹ cyu⁵ {qīng zhù}

1. silage
2. green fodder

青川 cing¹ cyun¹ {Qīng chuān}

Qingchuan county in Guangyuan 廣元, Sichuan

青黛 cing¹ doi⁶ {qīng dài}

1. indigo (dye)
2. Indigo naturalis extract (used in TCM)

青島〔-岛〕 cing¹ dou² {Qīng dǎo}

Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong

青稞 cing¹ fo¹ {qīng kē}

1. highland barley (grown in Tibet and Qinghai)
2. qingke barley

青鮫〔-鲛〕 cing¹ gaau¹ {qīng jiāo}

ferocious sea fish

青澀〔-涩〕 cing¹ gip³ {qīng sè}

1. underripe
2. (fig.) young and inexperienced

青岡〔-冈〕 cing¹ gong¹ {Qīng gāng}

Qinggang county in Suihua 綏化, Heilongjiang

青工 cing¹ gung¹ {qīng gōng}

young worker (esp of the CPC)

青荇 cing¹ hang⁶ {qīng xìng}

1. waterlily
2. floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum)

青河 cing¹ ho⁴ {Qīng hé}

Qinggil county or Chinggil nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區, Xinjiang

青海 cing¹ hoi² {Qīng hǎi}

Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧

青鼬 cing¹ jau⁶ {qīng yòu}

1. weasel
2. Martes flavigula (zoology)

青釉 cing¹ jau⁶ {qīng yòu}

celadon, classic Chinese style of ceramic glaze

青衣 cing¹ ji¹ {qīng yī}

1. black clothes
2. servant (old)
3. young woman role in Chinese opera, also called 正旦

青陽〔-阳〕 cing¹ joeng⁴ {Qīng yáng}

Qingyang county in Chizhou 池州, Anhui

青羊 cing¹ joeng⁴ {Qīng yáng}

Qingyang district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan

青魚〔-鱼〕 cing¹ jyu² {qīng yú}

1. black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)
2. herring
3. mackerel

青原 cing¹ jyun⁴ {Qīng yuán}

Qingyuan district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi

青縣〔-县〕 cing¹ jyun⁶ {Qīng xiàn}

Qing county in Cangzhou 滄州, Hebei

青樓〔-楼〕 cing¹ lau⁴ {qīng lóu}

1. (literary) brothel
2. pleasure quarters

青旅 cing¹ leoi⁵ {qīng lǚ}

1. youth hostel
2. abbr. for 青年旅舍

青睞〔-睐〕 cing¹ loi⁶ {qīng lài}

1. to favor
2. to think highly of
3. one's good graces

青龍〔-龙〕 cing¹ lung⁴ {Qīng lóng}

1. Azure Dragon, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations, also known as the Azure Dragon of the East 東方青龍 or 東方蒼龍
2. (slang) man without pubic hair

青眼 cing¹ ngaan⁵ {qīng yǎn}

1. to make firm eye contact with sb
2. fig. to favor
3. to respect
4. good graces
5. to think highly of sb

青年 cing¹ nin⁴ {qīng nián}

1. youth
2. youthful years
3. young person
4. the young

青囊 cing¹ nong⁴ {qīng náng}

medical practice (Chinese medicine) (old)

青浦 cing¹ pou² {Qīng pǔ}

Qingpu suburban district of Shanghai

青山 cing¹ saan¹ {Qīng shān}

1. Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市, Hubei
2. Qingshan district of Baotou city 包頭市, Inner Mongolia

青山 cing¹ saan¹ {qīng shān}

1. green hills
2. (the good) life

青森 cing¹ sam¹ {Qīng sēn}

Aomori prefecture at the far north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州

青神 cing¹ san⁴ {Qīng shén}

Qingshen County in Meishan 眉山市, Sichuan

青秀 cing¹ sau³ {Qīng xiù}

Qingxiu District of Nanning City 南寧市, Guangxi

青石 cing¹ sek⁶ {qīng shí}

1. bluestone
2. limestone (colloquial)

青史 cing¹ si² {qīng shǐ}

1. annal
2. historical record
3. CL: 筆

青葙 cing¹ soeng¹ {qīng xiāng}

feather cockscomb (Celosia argentea)

青檀 cing¹ taan⁴ {qīng tán}

blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙

青天 cing¹ tin¹ {qīng tiān}

1. clear sky
2. blue sky
3. upright and honorable (official)

青田 cing¹ tin⁴ {Qīng tián}

Qingtian county in Lishui 麗水, Zhejiang

青銅〔-铜〕 cing¹ tung⁴ {qīng tóng}

bronze (alloy of copper 銅 and tin 錫)

青蛙 cing¹ waa¹ {qīng wā}

1. frog
2. CL: 隻
3. (slang) ugly guy

青雲〔-云〕 cing¹ wan⁴ {qīng yún}

1. clear sky
2. fig. high official position
3. noble

青黃〔-黄〕 cing¹ wong⁴ {qīng huáng}

1. greenish yellow
2. sallow (of complexion)

青州 cing¹ zau¹ {Qīng zhōu}

Qingzhou county level city in Weifang 濰坊, Shandong

青藏 cing¹ zong⁶ {Qīng Zàng}

Qinghai and Tibet

青棗〔-枣〕 cing¹ zou² {qīng zǎo}

1. blue or green jujube
2. Chinese green date

青啤啤 ceng¹ bi¹ bi¹ {qīng pí pí}

green (negative connotation); unripe fruit

青蘿蔔〔-萝卜〕 ceng¹ lo⁴ baak⁶ {qīng luó bo}

green radish

青蘋果〔-苹-〕 ceng¹ ping⁴ gwo² {qīng píng guǒ}

a green apple

青頭女〔-头-〕 ceng¹ tau⁴ neoi² {qīng tóu nǚ}

virgin girl

青頭仔〔-头-〕 ceng¹ tau⁴ zai² {qīng tóu zǐ}

(slang) virgin boy

青ＢＢ cing¹ bi¹ bi¹ {qīng B B}

greeny (spoken)

青龍頭〔-龙头〕 cing¹ lung⁴ tau⁴ {qīng lóng tóu}

Tsing Lung Tau, a place in Hong Kong, China

青年仔 cing¹ nin⁴ zai² {qīng nián zǐ}

male teenager (spoken)

青山道 cing¹ saan¹ dou⁶ {qīng shān dào}

Castle Peak Road, a road in Hong Kong,China

青竹蛇 cing¹ zuk¹ se⁴ {qīng zhú shé}

bamboo viper; Chinese tree viper

青花菜 ceng¹ faa¹ coi³ {qīng huā cài}

broccoli

青芥辣 ceng¹ gaai³ laat⁶ {qīng jiè là}

1. horseradish
2. wasabi
3. green mustard

青腳鷸〔-脚鹬〕 ceng¹ goek³ wat⁶ {qīng jiǎo yù}

(Chinese bird species) common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

青光眼 ceng¹ gwong¹ ngaan⁵ {qīng guāng yǎn}

glaucoma

青檸色〔-柠-〕 ceng¹ ning² sik¹ {qīng níng sè}

1. lime (color)
2. greenish yellow

青檸檬〔-柠-〕 ceng¹ ning⁴ mung¹ {qīng níng méng}

lime (fruit)

青白江 cing¹ baak⁶ gong¹ {Qīng bái jiāng}

Qingbaijiang district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan

青春痘 cing¹ ceon¹ dau² {qīng chūn dòu}

acne

青春豆 cing¹ ceon¹ dau² {qīng chūn dòu}

acne

青春期 cing¹ ceon¹ kei⁴ {qīng chūn qī}

1. puberty
2. adolescence

青川縣〔--县〕 cing¹ cyun¹ jyun⁶ {Qīng chuān xiàn}

Qingchuan county in Guangyuan 廣元, Sichuan

青島市〔-岛-〕 cing¹ dou² si⁵ {Qīng dǎo shì}

Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong

青花瓷 cing¹ faa¹ ci⁴ {qīng huā cí}

blue and white porcelain

青金石 cing¹ gam¹ sek⁶ {qīng jīn shí}

lapis lazuli (mineral of the square albite family)

青江菜 cing¹ gong¹ coi³ {qīng jiāng cài}

1. bok choy
2. Shanghai pak choy
3. Chinese mustard (Brassica rapa Chinensis)

青岡縣〔-冈县〕 cing¹ gong¹ jyun⁶ {Qīng gāng xiàn}

Qinggang county in Suihua 綏化, Heilongjiang

青河縣〔--县〕 cing¹ ho⁴ jyun⁶ {Qīng hé xiàn}

Qinggil county or Chinggil nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區, Xinjiang

青海省 cing¹ hoi² saang² {Qīng hǎi shěng}

Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧

青海湖 cing¹ hoi² wu⁴ {Qīng hǎi Hú}

Qinghai Lake (Tibetan: mtsho-sngon)

青蒿素 cing¹ hou¹ sou³ {qīng hāo sù}

1. Arteannuin (anti-malaria chemical)
2. Artemisinin
3. Qinghaosu

青紅幫〔-红帮〕 cing¹ hung⁴ bong¹ {qīng hóng bāng}

traditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons

青陽縣〔-阳县〕 cing¹ joeng⁴ jyun⁶ {Qīng yáng xiàn}

Qingyang county in Chizhou 池州, Anhui

青羊區〔--区〕 cing¹ joeng⁴ keoi¹ {Qīng yáng qū}

Qingyang district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan

青原區〔--区〕 cing¹ jyun⁴ keoi¹ {Qīng yuán qū}

Qingyuan district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi

青龍縣〔-龙县〕 cing¹ lung⁴ jyun⁶ {Qīng lóng xiàn}

Qinglong Manchu autonomous county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇島, Hebei

青黴素〔-霉-〕 cing¹ mei⁴ sou³ {qīng méi sù}

penicillin

青瓦臺〔--台〕 cing¹ ngaa⁵ toi⁴ {Qīng wǎ tái}

Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae 청와대), residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul

青年人 cing¹ nin⁴ jan⁴ {qīng nián rén}

1. young person
2. the young

青年期 cing¹ nin⁴ kei⁴ {qīng nián qī}

adolescence

青年團〔--团〕 cing¹ nin⁴ tyun⁴ {qīng nián tuán}

1. youth corps
2. youth wing of a political party

青年會〔--会〕 cing¹ nin⁴ wui² {Qīng nián huì}

YMCA (international Christian youth movement, formed in 1844)

青年節〔--节〕 cing¹ nin⁴ zit³ {Qīng nián jié}

Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for youths of 14 and upwards

青囊經〔--经〕 cing¹ nong⁴ ging¹ {Qīng náng Jīng}

Qingnang Jing, a book on medical practice written by 華佗

青浦區〔--区〕 cing¹ pou² keoi¹ {Qīng pǔ qū}

Qingpu suburban district of Shanghai

青山區〔--区〕 cing¹ saan¹ keoi¹ {Qīng shān qū}

1. Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市, Hubei
2. Qingshan district of Baotou city 包頭市, Inner Mongolia

青山湖 cing¹ saan¹ wu⁴ {Qīng shān hú}

Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

青山州 cing¹ saan¹ zau¹ {qīng shān zhōu}

Vermont (green mountain state)

青森縣〔--县〕 cing¹ sam¹ jyun⁶ {Qīng sēn xiàn}

Aomori prefecture at the far north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州

青神縣〔--县〕 cing¹ san⁴ jyun⁶ {Qīng shén Xiàn}

Qingshen County in Meishan 眉山市, Sichuan

青秀區〔--区〕 cing¹ sau³ keoi¹ {Qīng xiù Qū}

Qingxiu District of Nanning City 南寧市, Guangxi

青城山 cing¹ sing⁴ saan¹ {Qīng chéng shān}

Mount Qingcheng

青少年 cing¹ siu³ nin⁴ {qīng shào nián}

1. adolescent
2. youth
3. teenager

青葙子 cing¹ soeng¹ zi² {qīng xiāng zi}

feather cockscomb (Celosia argentea)

青檀樹〔--树〕 cing¹ taan⁴ syu⁶ {qīng tán shù}

blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙

青田縣〔--县〕 cing¹ tin⁴ jyun⁶ {Qīng tián xiàn}

Qingtian county in Lishui 麗水, Zhejiang

青銅峽〔-铜峡〕 cing¹ tung⁴ haap⁶ {Qīng tóng xiá}

Qingtong county level city in Wuzhong 吳忠, Ningxia

青銅器〔-铜-〕 cing¹ tung⁴ hei³ {qīng tóng qì}

1. bronze implement
2. refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC

青雲譜〔-云谱〕 cing¹ wan⁴ pou² {Qīng yún pǔ}

Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

青州市 cing¹ zau¹ si⁵ {Qīng zhōu shì}

Qingzhou county level city in Weifang 濰坊, Shandong

青字頭〔--头〕 cing¹ zi⁶ tau⁴ {qīng zì tóu}

"top of 青 character" component in Chinese characters

青壯年〔-壮-〕 cing¹ zong³ nin⁴ {qīng zhuàng nián}

the prime of one's life

青藏線〔--线〕 cing¹ zong⁶ sin³ {qīng zàng xiàn}

the Qinghai-Tibet route

青靚白淨〔-靓-净〕 ceng¹ leng³ baak⁶ zeng⁶ {qīng jìng bái jing}

describes (normally a male/man) who is good looking and has fair skin

青出於藍〔--于蓝〕 cing¹ ceot¹ jyu¹ laam⁴ {qīng chū yú lán}

(literally: green is born of blue); the student surpasses the teacher

青山公路 cing¹ saan¹ gung¹ lou⁶ {qīng shān gōng lù}

Castle Peak Road, a road in Hong Kong,China

青山醫院〔--医-〕 cing¹ saan¹ ji¹ jyun² {qīng shān yī yuàn}

Castle peak hospital, the oldest psychiatric hospital in Hong Kong

青磚沙梨〔-砖--〕 cing¹ zyun¹ saa¹ lei⁴ {qīng zhuān shā lí}

to describe a person to which someone has done something for, which resulted in not only a failure to get anything back in return, but also wasted the effort of someone

青花椰菜 ceng¹ faa¹ je⁴ coi³ {qīng huā yē cài}

broccoli

青腳濱鷸〔-脚滨鹬〕 ceng¹ goek³ ban¹ wat⁶ {qīng jiǎo bīn yù}

(Chinese bird species) Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii)

青頭潛鴨〔-头潜鸭〕 ceng¹ tau⁴ cim⁴ aap³ {qīng tóu qián yā}

(Chinese bird species) Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri)

青頭鸚鵡〔-头鹦鹉〕 ceng¹ tau⁴ jing¹ mou⁵ {qīng tóu yīng wǔ}

(Chinese bird species) slaty-headed parakeet (Psittacula himalayana)

青椒牛柳 ceng¹ ziu¹ ngau⁴ lau⁵ {qīng jiāo niú liǔ}

beef with green peppers

青春不再 cing¹ ceon¹ bat¹ zoi³ {qīng chūn bù zài}

1. lit. one's youth will never return
2. to make the most of one's opportunities (idiom)

青春永駐〔---驻〕 cing¹ ceon¹ wing⁵ zyu³ {qīng chūn yǒng zhù}

to stay young forever

青島啤酒〔-岛--〕 cing¹ dou² be¹ zau² {Qīng dǎo pí jiǔ}

Tsingtao Beer

青紅皂白〔-红--〕 cing¹ hung⁴ zou⁶ baak⁶ {qīng hóng zào bái}

the rights and wrongs of a matter (idiom)

青馬大橋〔-马-桥〕 cing¹ maa⁵ daai⁶ kiu⁴ {Qīng mǎ dà qiáo}

Tsing Ma bridge (to Hong Kong airport)

青面獠牙 cing¹ min⁶ liu⁴ ngaa⁴ {qīng miàn liáo yá}

ferocious-looking (idiom)

青梅竹馬〔---马〕 cing¹ mui⁴ zuk¹ maa⁵ {qīng méi zhú mǎ}

1. lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
2. fig. innocent children's games
3. childhood sweethearts
4. a couple who grew up as childhood friends

青年旅舍 cing¹ nin⁴ leoi⁵ se³ {qīng nián lǚ shè}

youth hostel

青山綠水〔--绿-〕 cing¹ saan¹ luk⁶ seoi² {qīng shān lǜ shuǐ}

1. lit. green hills and clear waters
2. pleasant country scene (idiom)

青山湖區〔---区〕 cing¹ saan¹ wu⁴ keoi¹ {Qīng shān hú qū}

Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

青天白日 cing¹ tin¹ baak⁶ jat⁶ {qīng tiān bái rì}

1. in broad daylight
2. in the middle of the day
3. KMT emblem, a white sun on a blue background

青天霹靂〔---雳〕 cing¹ tin¹ pik¹ lik¹ {qīng tiān pī lì}

thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue

青堂瓦舍 cing¹ tong⁴ ngaa⁵ se³ {qīng táng wǎ shè}

brick house with a tiled roof

青銅峽市〔-铜峡-〕 cing¹ tung⁴ haap⁶ si⁵ {Qīng tóng xiá shì}

Qingtong county level city in Wuzhong 吳忠, Ningxia

青雲譜區〔-云谱区〕 cing¹ wan⁴ pou² keoi¹ {Qīng yún pǔ qū}

Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

青雲直上〔-云--〕 cing¹ wan⁴ zik⁶ soeng⁵ {qīng yún zhí shàng}

1. rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
2. meteoric career

青黃不接〔-黄--〕 cing¹ wong⁴ bat¹ zip³ {qīng huáng bù jiē}

1. lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop
2. temporary deficit in manpower or resources
3. unable to make ends meet

青藏高原 cing¹ zong⁶ gou¹ jyun⁴ {Qīng Zàng gāo yuán}

Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

青藏公路 cing¹ zong⁶ gung¹ lou⁶ {qīng zàng gōng lù}

Qinghai-Tibet road (from 1984)

青藏鐵路〔--铁-〕 cing¹ zong⁶ tit³ lou⁶ {Qīng Zàng tiě lù}

Qinghai-Tibet railway

青龍偃月刀〔-龙---〕 cing¹ lung⁴ jin² jyut⁶ dou¹ {qīng lóng yǎn yuè dāo}

the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, a legendary weapon of Guanyu in the book "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"

青天大老爺〔----爷〕 cing¹ tin¹ daai⁶ lou⁵ je⁴ {qīng tiān dà lǎo ye}

(coll.) just and incorruptible official

青銅器時代〔-铜-时-〕 cing¹ tung⁴ hei³ si⁴ doi⁶ {Qīng tóng qì Shí dài}

1. the Bronze Age
2. also written 青銅時代

青藏鐵路線〔--铁-线〕 cing¹ zong⁶ tit³ lou⁶ sin³ {qīng zàng tiě lù xiàn}

Qinghai-Tibet railway

青年事務委員會〔---务-员会〕 cing¹ nin⁴ si⁶ mou⁶ wai² jyun⁴ wui² {qīng nián shì wù wěi yuán huì}

The Commission on Youth

青龍滿族自治縣〔-龙满---县〕 cing¹ lung⁴ mun⁵ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Qīng lóng Mǎn zú Zì zhì xiàn}

Qinglong Manchu autonomous county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇島, Hebei

青出於藍而勝於藍〔--于蓝-胜于蓝〕 cing¹ ceot¹ jyu¹ laam⁴ ji⁴ sing³ jyu¹ laam⁴ {qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán}

1. lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
2. fig. the student surpasses the master