清醒

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	to wake up; to awaken; to be awake
trad. (清醒)		清	醒
simp. ^#(清醒)		清	醒

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīngxǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄒㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ sing²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhîn-siáng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chheng-chhíⁿ / chheng-chhéⁿ / chheng-séng

(Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ cên²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹chin-shin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīngxǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄒㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cingsǐng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-hsing³
  - Yale: chīng-syǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingshiing
  - Palladius: цинсин (cinsin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cing¹ sing²
  - Yale: chīng síng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ sing²
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ xing²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhîn-siáng
  - Hakka Romanization System: qin´ xiang`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qin¹ xiang³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin²⁴ si̯aŋ³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-chhíⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshing-tshínn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengchvie
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sʰĩ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰĩ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-chhéⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshing-tshénn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengzhvea
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɛ̃⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰẽ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-séng
  - Tâi-lô: tshing-síng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengseang
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cêng¹ cên²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng tshéⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰẽ⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹chin-shin
  - MiniDict: chin^平 shin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹qin-xin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/

Adjective

清醒

clear-headed; sober
神志清醒 ― shénzhì qīngxǐng ― to be in a clear state of mind

Synonyms

冷靜／冷静 (lěngjìng)
在步 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
從容／从容
沉著 (chénzhuó)
淡定 (dàndìng)
理智 (lǐzhì)
精英 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
肅清／肃清 (sùqīng) (archaic)
自如 (zìrú) (literary)
自若 (zìruò) (literary)
鎮定／镇定 (zhèndìng)
鎮靜／镇静 (zhènjìng)

Antonyms

糊塗／糊涂 (hútu)

Verb

清醒

(intransitive) to regain consciousness; to sober up; to awake
(transitive) to clear (the mind); to sober up; to awaken

Synonyms

(to regain consciousness): 甦醒／苏醒 (sūxǐng); (Hokkien) 醒火

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “to regain consciousness”): 昏迷 (hūnmí)