青鎖

See also: 青锁

Chinese

		green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	to lock up; to lock
trad. (青鎖)		青	鎖
simp. (青锁)		青	锁

Etymology

青 (green) + 鎖 (lacquer)

The locks on the gates of the imperial palace were painted with green lacquer.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngsuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄨㄛˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngsuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingsuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-so³
    • Yale: chīng-swǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingsuoo
    • Palladius: цинсо (cinso)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

青鎖

1. (archaic) the gates to the imperial palace; the imperial palace