清淨

See also: 清浄

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	clean; completely; only
trad. (清淨)		清	淨
simp. (清净)		清	净

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngjìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ zing⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhîn-chhiang
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-chēng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngjìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingjìng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-ching⁴
    • Yale: chīng-jìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingjinq
    • Palladius: цинцзин (cinczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 清淨／清净 清靜／清静

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: cing¹ zing⁶
    • Yale: chīng jihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ dzing⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ jing⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 清淨／清净 清靜／清静

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhîn-chhiang
    • Hakka Romanization System: qin´ qiang
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qin¹ qiang⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-chēng
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-tsīng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengzeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ³³/

Adjective

清淨

1. peaceful; quiet; tranquil
2. clear; clean
3. (Buddhism) purified of defiling illusion

Synonyms

• (peaceful):

• 和平 (hépíng)
• 嗼寂 (mòjì)
• 安恬 (āntián) (literary)
• 安生 (ānshēng)
• 安謐／安谧 (ānmì) (literary)
• 安靖 (ānjìng) (literary)
• 安靜／安静 (ānjìng)
• 寂寥 (jìliáo)
• 寂寞 (jìmò)
• 寂然 (jìrán) (literary)
• 寂靜／寂静 (jìjìng)
• 寧靜／宁静 (níngjìng)
• 平和
• 平靜／平静 (píngjìng)
• 幽靜／幽静 (yōujìng)
• 恬 (Hakka, literary or Min Nan)
• 恬倓 (tiántán)
• 恬淡 (tiándàn)
• 恬謐／恬谧 (tiánmì) (literary)
• 恬靜／恬静 (tiánjìng)
• 悄悄 (qiāoqiāo)
• 沉寂 (chénjì)
• 沉靜／沉静 (chénjìng)
• 清靜／清静 (qīngjìng)
• 自靜／自静 (zi³ jing²) (Jin)
• 靜寂／静寂 (jìngjì)
• 靜寂寂／静寂寂 (Hokkien)
• 靜悄悄／静悄悄 (jìngqiāoqiāo)
• 靜生生／静生生 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

 

• (clean):

• 不髒／不脏 (bù zāng)
• 乾淨／干净 (gānjìng)
• 清潔／清洁 (qīngjié)
• 潔淨／洁净 (jiéjìng)
• 澈潔／澈洁 (táh-gáik) (Eastern Min)
• 衛生／卫生 (wèishēng) (hygienic)

 

Derived terms

• 六根清淨／六根清净
• 清淨守節／清净守节
• 清淨無為／清净无为
• 耳根清淨／耳根清净

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (清淨):

• → Japanese: 清浄(しょうじょう) (shōjō); 清浄(せいじょう) (seijō)
• → Korean: 정진(清淨) (jeongjin)
• → Vietnamese: thanh tịnh (清淨)