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青衣

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Chinese

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green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
gown; clothes; to dress
gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
 
trad. (青衣)
simp. #(青衣)
Literally: “bluegreen/black clothes”.
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Pronunciation

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Note:
  • cing1 ji1 - literary (all other uses including the place name);
  • ceng1 ji1 - colloquial (the fish).

    Noun

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    青衣

    1. (literary, historical) clothes worn by the emperor and his concubines during the spring
    2. (literary, historical) blue- or black-colored clothes (associated with lower-ranking individuals)
    3. (literary, historical) lower-ranking attendant (who wore blue- or black-colored clothes after the Han Dynasty)
    4. a standard role type in Chinese opera, usually a middle-aged woman; such characters are generally married, dignified, and elegant women and are mainly wives and mothers
    5. () blackspot tuskfish (Choerodon schoenleinii)

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    Proper noun

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    青衣

    1. () Tsing Yi (an island in Hong Kong)
    2. () Qingyi River (a river in Sichuan, China)

    Descendants

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    • English: Tsing Yi