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 (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): 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
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹chin-saon
    • MiniDict: chin^平 saon
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹qin-saan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ sɑ̃²¹/
  • (Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ¹tshin-saon₃
    • MiniDict: tshin^平 saon^上
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴ sɑ̃/
  • (Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ¹chin-⁰suan₃
    • MiniDict: chin^平 0suan^上
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕʰin³³ szʷæ̃³⁴/

Adjective

清爽

1. fresh and cool
2. relieved; relaxed
3. (dialectal Mandarin, Wu) clean
4. (Wu) clear

   • 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.]

     From: 1998, 现代汉语方言音库 上海话音档（第二版） 北風與太陽 (The North Wind and the Sun)

     ¹tsan-le ¹tsan-chi ¹tsan-veq ⁵chin-saon-gheq ⁶zen-kuaon ⁶lu-laon-shian ⁵tseu-ku-le ⁷iq-gheq ⁶gnin ¹sen ⁶laon ⁷tsaq ⁸leq ⁷iq-ji ⁶gheu-da-i [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
Mandarin	Beijing	乾淨
	Taiwan	乾淨
	Jinan	乾淨
	Xi'an	乾淨
	Wuhan	乾淨, 寧馨
	Chengdu	乾淨
	Yangzhou	乾淨, 清爽
	Hefei	乾淨, 清亮
	Malaysia	乾淨
	Singapore	乾淨
Cantonese	Guangzhou	乾淨
	Hong Kong	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
Jin	Taiyuan	乾淨
Northern Min	Jian'ou	伶俐
	Jianyang	伶俐
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	澈潔, 澈
	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	澈潔, 清氣
	Xianyou	清氣
Central Min	Yong'an	清氣
	Sanyuan	清氣
	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)