Qingdao

See also: qīngdào, qīngdǎo, and Qīngdǎo

English

Alternative forms

• Tsingtao
• Tsing-tau
• (from Wade–Giles) Ch'ing-tao, Chingtao

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 青島／靑島／青岛 (Qīngdǎo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈdaʊ/
• Rhymes: -aʊ

Proper noun

Qingdao

1. A major prefecture-level city and subprovincial city in eastern Shandong, in eastern China, on the Yellow Sea.
   • 2007, Susan Hong (梁红) Liang, William Zou (邹卫宁), “Overview of Qingdao”, in 青岛旅游指南 [Qingdao]‎^[2] (Travel), Qingdao Publishing House, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 1:

     True to its name, Qingdao, the green island as its name literally suggests, is covered by abundant trees - black pines, chinars, gingkos amid the azure sky and sea.
     With green and blue as the natural backdrop, red color stands out as the human creation enhancing the charm of Qingdao, as seen from the red-roofed architecture of various European styles erected during the early 20th Century.
     With its soaring architectural triumphs, from the glorious Catholic Church to the magnificent Former German Governor's Residence and the avant-garde spectacle of the 2008 Olympic stadium for the sailing regatta, Qingdao is unique.

Translations

large city in China

• Arabic: تْشِينْغْدَاو m (tšinḡdāw)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 青島／青岛 (cing¹ dou²), 青岛 (cing¹ dou²)

  Mandarin: 青島／青岛 (zh) (Qīngdǎo), 靑島／靑岛 (Qīngdǎo), 青岛 (zh) (Qīngdǎo)

• German: Tsingtau
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• Hungarian: Csingtao
• Japanese: 青島 (ちんたお, Chintao), チンタオ (Chintao)
• Korean: 칭다오 (Chingdao)
• Macedonian: Чји́нгдао n (Čjíngdao)
• Russian: Цинда́о m (Cindáo)
• Vietnamese: Thanh Đảo

Further reading

• “Qingdao”, in Collins English Dictionary.