青澀

See also: 青涩

Chinese

		green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	grating (of surfaces); tart; acerbic
trad. (青澀)		青	澀
simp. (青涩)		青	涩
Literally: “green and astringent”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngsè

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ gip³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngsè
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingsè
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-sê⁴
    • Yale: chīng-sè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingseh
    • Palladius: цинсэ (cinsɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ gip³
    • Yale: chīng gip
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ gip⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ gib³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kiːp̚³/

Adjective

青澀

1. unripe; immature
2. (figurative) immature; pubescent