青雲

See also: 青云

Chinese

		green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname
trad. (青雲)		青	雲
simp. (青云)		青	云

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngyún

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ wan⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-hûn / chheng-în

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngyún
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingyún
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-yün²
    • Yale: chīng-yún
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingyun
    • Palladius: цинъюнь (cinʺjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ yn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ wan⁴
    • Yale: chīng wàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ wan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ wen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-hûn
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-hûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhenghuun
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ hun²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hun²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-în
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-în
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zheng'iin
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² in¹³/

Noun

青雲

1. (literary) clouds that are the color of azure
2. (literary) a lofty position

Derived terms

• 並概青雲／并概青云
• 干青雲
• 平地青雲／平地青云
• 平步青雲／平步青云 (píngbùqīngyún)
• 步青雲／步青云
• 直上青雲／直上青云
• 青雲之器／青云之器
• 青雲之士／青云之士
• 青雲志／青云志
• 青雲直上／青云直上 (qīngyúnzhíshàng)

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
青	雲
せい Grade: 1	うん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
靑雲 (kyūjitai)

Noun

青(せい)雲(うん) • (seiun) 

1. Blue-tinged clouds
2. (figurative) A lofty position
3. A state of detachment from the world

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
青	雲
あお Grade: 1	くも Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
靑雲 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
青	雲
あお Grade: 1	ぐも Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
靑雲 (kyūjitai)

Noun

青(あお)雲(くも) or 青(あお)雲(ぐも) • (aokumo or aogumo) ^{←あをくも (awokumo)?}

1. Blue tinged clouds