青 (ceng1 cing1 | qing1) : green; young

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青

ceng1 cing1

qing1

[1] [adj] (of colour) green; blue; black
[2] [n] sth green, e.g. crops, grass
[3] [adj,n] young; youth; youthful

Jyutping cing1 is literary pronunciation; ceng1 is colloquial.

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

青

This word has been viewed 17505 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st May 2011 02:10

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青霉素 cing1 mui4 sou3 qing1 mei2 su4 = penicillin; see also 盤尼西林

青瓜 ceng1 gwaa1 = cucumber 粵

青少年 cing1 siu3 nin4 qing1 shao4 nian2 = teenager

青草 ceng1 cou2 qing1 cao3 = grass

冬青 dung1 cing1 = holly

青豆 ceng1 dau6*2 = green bean; peas

青色 ceng1 sik1 qing1 se4 = [1] yellowish-green (Cantonese only); [2] blue-green

青蛙 cing1 waa1 qing1 wa1 = frog

青年 cing1 nin4 qing1 nian2 = young; a youth

面青 min6 ceng1 = to look famished or emaciated; afraid, scared, pale 粵

標青 biu1 ceng1 = outstanding 粵

青年仔 cing1 nin4 zai2 = a young man

青蔥 cing1 cung1 qing1 cong1 = scallion

青檸檬 cing1 ning4 mung4*1 qing1 ning2 meng2 = lime (fruit)

青天 ceng1 tin1 qing1 tian1 = clear sky; blue sky; upright and honorable (official)

青椒 ceng1 ziu1 = green pepper; bell pepper

青菜 ceng1 coi3 qing1 cai4 = vegetables; greens

青春 cing1 ceon1 qing1 chun1 = youth; youthfulness; youthful days

萬古長青 maan6 gu2 coeng4 cing1 wan4 gu3 chang2 qing1 = (saying) eternal; everlasting; remain forever

年青 nin4 cing1 nian2 qing1 = youthful

青衣 cing1 ji1; ceng1 ji1 = Tsing Yi; blackspot tuskfish

青春痘 cing1 ceon1 dau6*2 qing1 chun1 dou4 = whelk; acne; pimples

青山 cing1 saan1 qing1 shan1 = Castle Peak, Hong Kong (Ching Shan); lunatic asylum

青口 ceng1 hau2 = mussel 粵

青苔 ceng1 toi4 qing1 tai2 = moss; lichen

青蟹 ceng1 haai5 = mud crab, mangrove crab; [粵]: a $10HK note

青銅器 cing1 tung4 hei3 = bronze ware

燒青 siu1 ceng1 = baked green (in cloisonne)

青春豆 cing1 ceon1 dau6*2 = acne (more correct and far more prevalent form is 青春痘)

青綠色 ceng1 luk6 sik1 qing1 lv4 se4 = cyan, lime green

煎釀青椒 zin1 joeng6 ceng1 ziu1 = fried stuffed green pepper

剷青 caan2 ceng1 = shave hair at the back (hairstyle)

不分青紅皂白 bat1 fan1 ceng1 hung4 zou6 baak6 bu4 fen1 qing1 hong2 zao4 bai2 = indiscriminately 國

擒青 kam4 ceng1 = in a hurry, hasty 粵

青年旅舍 cing1 nin4 leoi5 se3 qin1 nian2 lv3 she4 = youth hostel

催青 ceoi1 ceng1 cui1 qing1 = to hasten the hatching of silkworms

常青 soeng4 ceng1 chang2 qing1 = evergreen

面青青 min6 ceng1 ceng1 = pale, weak

封閉青年 fung1 bai3 cing1 nin4 feng1 bi4 qing1 nian2 = loner

青樓 cing1 lau4*2 qing1 lou2 = brothel, whorehouse, bordello

青春期 cing1 ceon1 kei4 qing1 chun1 qi1 (PRC), qing1 chun1 qi2 (Taiwan) = puberty

刺青 ci3 ceng1 ci4 qing1 = [n][v] tattoo

不聽話的青年 bat1 teng1 waa6 dik1 cing1 nin4 = a wayward teenager 國

瀝青 lik6 ceng1 li4 qing1 = asphalt; bitumen

青斑 ceng1 baan1 = green grouper

意大利青瓜 ji3 daai6 lei6 ceng1 gwaa1 yi4 da4 li4 qing1 gua1 = zucchini, courgette (lit., "Italian cucumber")

攝青鬼 sip3 ceng1 gwai2 = [n] someone who acts in a secretive manner

青山州 cing1 saan1 zau1 qing1 shan1 zhou1 = Vermont (green mountain state)

知識青年 zi1 sik1 cing1 nin4 zhi1 shi2 qing1 nian2 = young intellectual

青龍 cing1 lung4 qing1 long2 = Azure Dragon; man with no pubic hair

青BB ceng1 bi1 bi1 = green; unripe fruit 粵

青啤啤 ceng1 bi1 bi1 = green; unripe fruit 粵

青靚 ceng1 leng3 = (of a person) pure beauty 粵

青靚白淨 ceng1 leng3 baak6 zeng6 = good looking (green, pretty, white, clean) having delicate pale skin 粵

青頭女 ceng1 tau4 neoi5*2 = an unmarried young woman

青頭仔 ceng1 tau4 zai2 = a male virgin 粵

發青光 faat3 ceng1 gwong1 = to stare intently (lit., "send out green light")

青光眼 ceng1 gwong1 ngaan5 = glaucoma; to stare intently

驚青 geng1 ceng1 = to be afraid 粵

廣東冬青 gwong2 dung1 dung1 cing1 = Ilex kwangtungensis (Kwangtung holly)

鐵冬青 tit3 dung1 cing1 = Ilex rotunda (Chinese holly)

面青口唇白 min6 ceng1 hau2 seon4 baak6 mian4 qing1 kou3 chun2 bai2 = looking pale 粵

椰青 je4 ceng1; je4 cing4 = a green or young coconut

隱蔽青年 jan2 bai3 cing1 nin4 = introverted youth

青筋 ceng1 gan1 qing1 jin1 = blue veins

青紫 ceng1 zi2 qing1 zi3 = cyan-; cyano-; cyanochroia; cyanoderma; cyanose; cyanosis

青面獠牙 ceng1 min6 liu4 ngaa4 qing1 mian4 liao2 ya2 = green-faced and long-toothed (terrifying in appearance)

青光 ceng1 gwong1 = "green light" (in the context of being from an evil stare)

青嗶嗶 ceng1 bi1 bi1 = green, unripe fruit 粵

青花菜 ceng1 faa1 coi3 qing1 hua1 cai4 = broccoli

青竹蛇 ceng1 zuk1 se4 = bamboo snake (a kind of viper) 粵

青藏 cing1 zong6 qing1 zang4 = Qinghai and Tibet

憤怒青年 fan5 nou6 cing1 nin4 = angry patriotic youth

憤青 fan5 cing1 = angry youth

蠟青紙 laap6 ceng1 zi2 = linoleum 粵

蠟青 laap6 ceng1 = asphalt 粵

青綠 ceng1 luk6 = deep green

青春常駐 cing1 ceon1 soeng4 zyu3 qing1 chun1 chang2 zhu4 = (wish you) to stay young / young forever

青檸 ceng1 ning4*2 qing1 ning2 = lime (fruit or drink)

踏青 taap3 ceng1 ta4 qing1 = to go for a walk in the country in spring (when the grass has just turned green) 粵

青出於藍勝於藍 cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4 sing3 jyu1 laam4 qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 sheng4 yu2 lan2 = the student/disciple becomes better than the teacher/master

走青 zau2 ceng1 zou3 qing1 = no onions 粵

青金石 cing1 gam1 sek6 qing1 jin1 shi2 = lapis lazuli

硬化瀝青 ngaang6 faa3 lik6 ceng1 ying4 hua4 li4 qing1 = manjak (the blackest of asphalts)

青睞 cing1 laai6 qing1 lai4 = to favour

青蘿蔔 ceng1 lo4 baak6 = green radish

青豆角 ceng1 dau6 gok3 = green string bean

邊緣青年 bin1 jyun4 cing1 nin4 = at-risk youths

青年人 cing1 nin4 jan4 qing1 nian2 ren2 = young people, the young

年青人 nin4 cing1 jan4 nian2 qing1 ren2 = young people, the young

青春少艾 cing1 ceon1 siu3 ngaai6 qing1 chun1 shao4 ai4 = young and beautiful

采青 coi2 ceng1 = lion dance (舞獅) 粵

青黃不接 cing1 wong4 bat1 zip3 qing1 huang2 bu4 jie1 = unable to make ends meet (idiom)

青春永駐 cing1 ceon1 wing5 zyu3 qing1 chun1 yong3 zhu4 = stay young forever

永葆青春 wing5 bou2 cing1 ceon1 yong3 bao3 qing1 chun1 = remain youthful forever

青椰菜 ceng1 je4 coi3 qing1 ye1 cai4 = cabbage

廢青 fai3 cing1 fei4 qing1 = slacker 粵

知青 zi1 cing1 zhi1 qing1 = young intellectual

共青團 gung6 cing1 tyun4 = Communist Youth League

青島 cing1 dou2 = Tsingtao/Qingdao

青海 cing1 hoi2 qing1 hai3 = Qinghai, western Chinese province

青發 ceng1 faat3 qing1 fa1 = (mahjong) green dragon [alternate]

割禾青 got3 wo4 ceng1 ge1 he2 qing1 = (mahjong) "cut the harvest green"

青海省 cing1 hoi2 saang2 qing1 hai3 sheng3 = Qinghai, western Chinese province

巴青 baa1 cing1 ba1 qing1 = Baqing (place in Tibet)

丁青 ding1 cing1 ding1 qing1 = Dingqing (place in Tibet)

高青 gou1 cing1 gao1 qing1 = Gaoqing (place in Shandong)

香港青年協會 hoeng1 gong2 cing1 nin4 hip3 wui6*2 = Federation of Youth Services, HK

香港青年商會 hoeng1 gong2 cing1 nin4 soeng1 wui6*2 = Junior Chamber of Commerce, HK

香港青年政策研究所 hoeng1 gong2 cing1 nin4 zing3 caak3 jin4 gau3 so2 xiang1 gang3 qing1 nian2 zheng4 ce4 yan2 jiu4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) suo3 = Hong Kong Avant-Garde Policy Research Institute

青少年暑期活動計劃 cing1 siu3 nin4 syu2 kei4 wut6 dung6 gai3 waak6 qing1 shao4 nian2 shu3 qi1/qi2 huo2 dong4 ji4 hua4 (PRC/Taiwan) = Summer Youth Programme

青山醫院 cing1 saan1 ji1 jyun6*2 = Castle Peak Hospital

青年會 cing1 nin4 wui6*2 = YMCA

國際青年協會 gwok3 zai3 cing1 nin4 hip3 wui6*2 = Association of International Youth

青島啤酒 cing1 dou2 be1 zau2 qing1 dao3 pi2 jiu3 = Qingdao beer; Tsingtao Beer

男青年會 naam4 cing1 nin4 wui6*2 = YMCA, Young Men's Christian Association

青梅竹馬 cing1 mui4 zuk1 maa5 qing1 mei2 zhu2 ma3 = childhood friendship between a boy and a girl

青出於藍 cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4 qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 = the student surpasses the teacher

葵青區 kwai4 cing1 keoi1 = Kwai Tsing (District)

青馬大橋 cing1 maa5 daai6 kiu4 qing1 ma3 da4 qiao2 = Tsing Ma bridge

長青隧道 coeng4 cing1 seoi6 dou6 chang2 qing1 sui4 dao4 = Cheung Tsing Tunnel, Cheung Ching Tunnel

青藏鐵路 cing1 zong6 tit3 lou6 qing1 zang4 tie3 lu4 = Qinghai-Tibet railway

青藏高原 cing1 zong6 gou1 jyun4 qing1 zang4 gao1 yuan2 = the Tibetan Plateau (roof of the world)

大青蛙布偶秀 daai6 cing1 waa1 bou3 ngau5 sau3 da4 qing1 wa1 bu4 ou3 xiu4 = The Muppet Show

垂青 seoi4 cing1 chui2 qing1 = be viewed in favour; receive appreciation from others

青海湖 cing1 hoi2 wu4 qing1 hai3 hu2 = Qinghai Lake

中國青年報 zung1 gwok3 cing1 nin4 bou3 zhong1 guo2 qing1 nian2 bao4 = China Youth (official newspaper)

香港青年獎勵計劃 hoeng1 gong2 cing1 nin4 zoeng2 lai6 gai3 waak6 = The Hong Kong Award for Young People

青少年團體突破機構 cing1 siu3 nin4 tyun4 tai2 dat6 po3 gei1 kau3 qing1 shao4 nian2 tuan2 ti3 tu2/1 (Taiwan/PRC) puo4 ji1 gou4 = Breakthrough youth group

青年事務委員會 cing1 nin4 si6 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = The Commission on Youth

青衣路 cing1 ji1 lou6 = Tsing Yi Road

青衣西路 cing1 ji1 sai1 lou6 = Tsing Yi Road West

青山道 cing1 saan1 dou6 = Castle Peak Road

青山公路 cing1 saan1 gung1 lou6 = Castle Peak Road

林青霞 lam4 cing1 haa4 lin2 qing1 xia2 = Brigitte Lin

劉青雲 lau4 cing1 wan4 liu2 qing1 yun2 = Lau Ching Wan (a.k.a., Sean Lau)

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《電車男》係封閉青年粵
The "train man" is a loner

豈但年青人愛好運動，就連上了年紀的人也積極鍛煉身體。
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.

呢一帶嘅房屋受員工青睞粵
The workers favour houses in this area.

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