刺青
Chinese
thorn; sting; prick thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder |
green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (刺青) | 刺 | 青 | |
| simp. #(刺青) | 刺 | 青 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: cìqīng
- Zhuyin: ㄘˋ ㄑㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cìhcing
- Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ4-chʻing1
- Yale: tsz̀-chīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyhching
- Palladius: цыцин (cycin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ci3 ceng1
- Yale: chi chēng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsi3 tseng1
- Guangdong Romanization: qi3 céng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiː³³ t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
刺青
- to tattoo
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 紋身 (“to tattoo”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 文身, 紋身, 刺青 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 紋身, 刺青 |
| Singapore | 紋身 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 紋身 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 紋身 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 刺龍, 刺鳳, 刺字, 紋身 |
| Quanzhou | 刺字, 紋身 | |
| Zhangzhou | 紋身 | |
| Tainan | 刺字 GT, 刺龍 GT, 刺鳳 GT, 紋身 GT | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 畫尪公 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 刺 | 青 |
| いれずみ | |
| Grade: S | Grade: 1 |
| jukujikun | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 刺靑 (kyūjitai) |
The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 刺青 (cìqīng).
| For pronunciation and definitions of 刺青 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 刺青, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 刺 | 青 |
| し Grade: S |
せい Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 刺靑 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
Noun
刺青 • (shisei)