清北

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	north
trad. (清北)		清	北
simp. #(清北)		清	北

Etymology

Blend of 清華／清华 (Qīnghuá) and 北大 (Běidà).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Qīng-Běi

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄅㄟˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Qīng-Běi
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄅㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Cingběi
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻing¹-pei³
    • Yale: Chīng-běi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chingbeei
    • Palladius: Цинбэй (Cinbɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

清北

1. the Tsinghua University and the Peking University

See also

• (English) Oxbridge