清澈

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	clear (water); thorough
trad. (清澈)		清	澈
simp. #(清澈)		清	澈
alternative forms		清徹／清彻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngchè

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ cit³

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-thiat

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cêng¹ tiag⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngchè
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingchè
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-chʻê⁴
    • Yale: chīng-chè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingcheh
    • Palladius: цинчэ (cinčɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ cit³
    • Yale: chīng chit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ tsit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ qid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-thiat
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-thiat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengtiad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ tʰiɛt̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛt̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cêng¹ tiag⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng thiak
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ tʰiak̚²/

Adjective

清澈

1. (of a liquid, the sky, etc.) clean and clear

   湖水清澈見底。／湖水清澈见底。  ―  Húshuǐ qīngchè jiàndǐ.  ―  The lake is clear to the bottom.

Synonyms

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• 明淨 / 明净 (míngjìng) (bright and clear)
• 明澈 (míngchè) (clear and bright)
• 清亮 (qīngliang)
• 澄清 (chéngqīng)
• 澄澈 (chéngchè) (formal)
• 澄瑩 / 澄莹 (chéngyíng) (literary)
• 盈盈 (yíngyíng) (literary)

Antonyms

• 渾濁／浑浊 (húnzhuó)
• (Hokkien) 醪濁／醪浊