清談

See also: 清淡 and 清谈

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	to speak; to talk; to converse to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss; surname
trad. (清談)		清	談
simp. (清谈)		清	谈
alternative forms		清譚／清谭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngtán

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ taam⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-tâm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngtán
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingtán
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-tʻan²
    • Yale: chīng-tán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingtarn
    • Palladius: цинтань (cintanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 傾談 / 倾谈 清談 / 清谈

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ taam⁴
    • Yale: chīng tàahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ taam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ tam⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰaːm²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-tâm
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-tâm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengdaam
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ tam²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tam²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tam¹³/

Verb

清談

1. (literary) to chat; to have a casual conversation
2. (historical) to discuss pure philosophical theories among intellectuals
3. (figurative) to do empty talk

Derived terms

• 揮麈清談 / 挥麈清谈
• 清談高論 / 清谈高论