青翠

Chinese

		green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	bluish-green; green jade
trad. (青翠)		青	翠
simp. ^#(青翠)		青	翠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīngcuì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄘㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ ceoi³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiâng-chhui
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiⁿ-chhùi / chheⁿ-chhùi / chheng-chhùi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīngcuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄘㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cingcuèi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-tsʻui⁴
  - Yale: chīng-tswèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingtsuey
  - Palladius: цинцуй (cincuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    青翠
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: cing¹ ceoi³
  - Yale: chīng cheui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ tsoey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ cêu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/
  - Homophones:
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    清脆
    青翠
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiâng-chhui
  - Hakka Romanization System: qiang´ cui
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiang¹ cui⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu̯i⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiⁿ-chhùi
  - Tâi-lô: tshinn-tshuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chvizhuix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui¹¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰĩ³³ t͡sʰui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-chhùi
  - Tâi-lô: tshenn-tshuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhvezhuix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-chhùi
  - Tâi-lô: tshing-tshuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengzhuix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sʰui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

Adjective

青翠

(of grass) fresh and green; verdant; lush

Synonyms

鮮綠／鲜绿 (xiānlǜ)

Noun

青翠

(dialectal Hakka, Wenzhounese) kingfisher

Synonyms

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翠鳥／翠鸟 (cuìniǎo)
魚狗／鱼狗 (yúgǒu)
魚虎／鱼虎 (yúhǔ)

Dialectal synonyms of 翠鳥 (“kingfisher”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		翠, 翡, 翡翠
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		翠鳥
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	翠鳥, 魚狗
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	翠雀, 釣魚郎
Cantonese	Guangzhou	釣魚郎
Gan	Pingxiang	翠翠鳥
Hakka	Meixian	翠仔, 官翠仔
	Xingning	羊牯翠
	Huidong (Daling)	官翠
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	官翠
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	翠鳥
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	青翠
	Changting	翠哩
	Wuping	沙鰍鑽
	Liancheng	翠鳥
	Yudu	翠子
	Ruijin	翠子
	Shicheng	翠子
	Shangyou (Shexi)	取子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	翡翠
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	翡翠
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	翡翠
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	翡翠
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	翡翠
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	翡翠
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	翠毛鳥
Southern Min	Xiamen	釣魚翁
	Zhangzhou	釣魚翁
	Tainan	釣魚翁 GT
	Shantou	釘魚鳥, 釘魚獅鳥
	Shantou (Chenghai)	釘魚鳥
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	釘魚鳥
	Jieyang	釘魚鳥, 釘魚獅
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	釣魚公
Wu	Wenzhou	青翠, 翠花鳥
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)