澄清

Chinese

		settle (liquid); clear; limpid settle (liquid); clear; limpid; clarify; purify; surname	clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure
trad. (澄清)		澄	清
simp. #(澄清)		澄	清
anagram		清澄

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngqīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing⁴ cing¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): têng-chheng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngqīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngcing
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-chʻing¹
    • Yale: chéng-chīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngching
    • Palladius: чэнцин (čɛncin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing⁴ cing¹
    • Yale: chìhng chīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing⁴ tsing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing⁴ qing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: têng-chheng
    • Tâi-lô: tîng-tshing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dengzhefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Adjective

澄清

1. (of liquid) clear; limpid

Synonyms

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

 

Verb

澄清

1. to make clear; to figure out; to clarify

   澄清事實／澄清事实  ―  chéngqīng shìshí  ―  to clarify the facts

Synonyms

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• 廓清 (kuòqīng)
• 弄清 (nòngqīng)
• 弄清楚
• 推求 (tuīqiú)
• 搞清 (gǎoqīng)
• 搞清楚
• 明確 / 明确 (míngquè)
• 查明 (chámíng)
• 理清 (lǐqīng)
• 究明 (jiūmíng) (literary)

 

Derived terms

• 攬轡澄清 / 揽辔澄清
• 澄清天下

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dèngqīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dang⁶ cing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dèngqīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dèngcing
    • Wade–Giles: têng⁴-chʻing¹
    • Yale: dèng-chīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: denqching
    • Palladius: дэнцин (dɛncin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dang⁶ cing¹
    • Yale: dahng chīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dang⁶ tsing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: deng⁶ qing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐŋ²² t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

澄清

1. (of liquid) to become clear (by precipitation of impurities)