慶雲

Chinese

		celebrate	cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname
trad. (慶雲)		慶	雲
simp. (庆云)		庆	云

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qìngyún

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hing³ wan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qìngyún
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cìngyún
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing⁴-yün²
  - Yale: chìng-yún
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinqyun
  - Palladius: цинъюнь (cinʺjunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹ yn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hing³ wan⁴
  - Yale: hing wàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hing³ wan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hing³ wen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ³³ wɐn²¹/

Middle Chinese: khjaengH hjun

Rime
Character	慶	雲
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	庚 (111)	文 (59)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	丘敬切	王分切
Baxter	khjaengH	hjun
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰˠiæŋ^H/	/ɦɨun/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰᵚiaŋ^H/	/ɦiun/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰiaŋ^H/	/ɣiuən/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰiajŋ^H/	/ɦun/
Li Rong	/kʰiɐŋ^H/	/ɣiuən/
Wang Li	/kʰĭɐŋ^H/	/ɣĭuən/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰi̯ɐŋ^H/	/i̯uən/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qìng	yún
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hing³	wan⁴

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[kʰ]raŋ-s [ɢ]ʷə[n]/

(Zhengzhang): /*kʰraŋ ɢun/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	慶	雲
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	qìng	yún
Middle Chinese	‹ khjæng^H ›	‹ hjun ›
Old Chinese	/*[kʰ]raŋ-s/	/*[ɢ]ʷə[n]/
English	happy, rejoice	cloud
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	慶	雲
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	10521	16358
Phonetic component	慶	云
Rime group	陽	文
Rime subdivision	0	2
Corresponding MC rime	慶	雲
Old Chinese	/*kʰraŋ/	/*ɢun/

Noun

慶雲

(literary) iridescent clouds, considered to be an auspicious sign in ancient China
(literary, figurative) respectable, noble position
(literary, figurative) someone in authority, such as a monarch or elder

Synonyms

(iridescent clouds):
- 卿雲／卿云 (qīngyún)

Proper noun

慶雲

(～縣) Qingyun County, Dezhou, Shandong, China

Japanese

Kanji in this term
慶	雲
けい Grade: S	うん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
景雲

Noun

慶(けい)雲(うん) • (keiun)

auspicious clouds
Synonym: 瑞雲 (zuiun)

Proper noun

慶(けい)雲(うん) • (Keiun)

the Keiun era, 704-708

See also

大宝(たいほう) (Taihō) (era preceding Keiun)
和銅(わどう) (Wadō) (era following Keiun)