清真

See also: 淸眞

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	real; true; genuine
trad. (清真/淸真/清眞/淸眞)		清/淸	真/眞
simp. (清真)		清	真

Etymology

Literary use since at least the Tang dynasty. In its Islamic sense, used to praise God, or Allah, in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngzhēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ zan¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhîn-chṳ̂n
• Eastern Min (BUC): chĭng-cĭng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-chin
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹chin-tsen

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngzhēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingjhen
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-chên¹
    • Yale: chīng-jēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingjen
    • Palladius: цинчжэнь (cinčžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ zan¹
    • Yale: chīng jān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ dzan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ zen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhîn-chṳ̂n
    • Hakka Romanization System: qin^ˊ ziin^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qin¹ zin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɨn²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: chĭng-cĭng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒiŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-chin
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-tsin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengcyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sin³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹chin-tsen
    • MiniDict: chin^平 tsen
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹qin-tsen
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ t͡sən²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: tshjeng tsyin

Rime
Character	清	真
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	清 (14)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	清 (121)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	七情切	側鄰切
Baxter	tshjeng	tsyin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰiᴇŋ/	/t͡ɕiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰiɛŋ/	/t͡ɕin/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰiæŋ/	/t͡ɕjen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰiajŋ/	/cin/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiɛŋ/	/t͡ɕiĕn/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭɛŋ/	/t͡ɕĭĕn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯ɛŋ/	/t͡ɕi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qīng	zhēn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cing1	zan1

Adjective

清真

1. (Islam) halal or qingzhen; permissible according to Muslim religious customs, especially of food preparation

   清真餐館／清真餐馆  ―  qīngzhēn cānguǎn  ―  halal restaurant

2. (literary) naive; artless
3. (literary) pure; sincere

Usage notes

• In its Islamic sense, used mainly by the native Muslims in China.

Derived terms

• 清真寺 (qīngzhēnsì)
• 清真教 (Qīngzhēnjiào)
• 清真言

Descendants

• → English: qingzhen