青鸞

See also: 青鸾

Chinese

		green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	(mythical bird); imperial
trad. (青鸞)		青	鸞
simp. (青鸾)		青	鸾

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngluán

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ lyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngluán
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingluán
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-luan²
    • Yale: chīng-lwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingluan
    • Palladius: цинлуань (cinluanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ lu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ lyun⁴
    • Yale: chīng lyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ lyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ lün⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ lyːn²¹/

Noun

青鸞

1. (mythology) a phoenix-like bird in Chinese mythology
2. (figurative, literary) mirror (as the bird qingluan likes to dance in front of mirrors)
3. (figurative, literary) bird for delivering mails; messenger
4. (figurative, literary) woman
5. great argus (Argusianus argus)
6. (historical) Alternative form of 青鑾／青銮 (“tingling bell on an imperial carriage”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
青	鸞
せい Grade: 1	らん Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
靑鸞 (kyūjitai)

Noun

青(せい)鸞(らん) or 青鸞(セイラン) • (seiran) 

1. great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).