清淨

See also: 清浄

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	clean; completely; only
trad. (清淨)		清	淨
simp. (清净)		清	净

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīngjìng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄐㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ zing⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhîn-chhiang
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-chēng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīngjìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄐㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cingjìng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-ching⁴
  - Yale: chīng-jìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingjinq
  - Palladius: цинцзин (cinczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    清淨 / 清净
    清靜 / 清静
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: cing¹ zing⁶
  - Yale: chīng jihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ dzing⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ jing⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ²²/
  - Homophones:
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    清淨 / 清净
    清靜 / 清静
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhîn-chhiang
  - Hakka Romanization System: qin^ˊ qiang
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qin¹ qiang⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-chēng
  - Tâi-lô: tshing-tsīng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengzeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ³³/

Adjective

清淨

peaceful; quiet; tranquil
clear; clean
(Buddhism) purified of defiling illusion

Synonyms

(peaceful):

和平 (hépíng)
嗼寂 (mòjì)
安恬 (āntián) (literary)
安生 (ānshēng)
安謐 / 安谧 (ānmì) (literary)
安靖 (ānjìng) (literary)
安靜 / 安静 (ānjìng)
寂寥 (jìliáo)
寂寞 (jìmò)
寂然 (jìrán) (literary)
寂靜 / 寂静 (jìjìng)
寧靜 / 宁静 (níngjìng)
平和
平靜 / 平静 (píngjìng)
幽靜 / 幽静 (yōujìng)
恬 (Hakka, literary or Min Nan)
恬倓 (tiántán)
恬淡 (tiándàn)
恬謐 / 恬谧 (tiánmì) (literary)
恬靜 / 恬静 (tiánjìng)
悄悄 (qiāoqiāo)
沉寂 (chénjì)
沉靜 / 沉静 (chénjìng)
清靜 / 清静 (qīngjìng)
自靜 / 自静 (zi³ jing²) (Jin)
靜寂 / 静寂 (jìngjì)
靜寂寂 / 静寂寂 (Hokkien)
靜悄悄 / 静悄悄 (jìngqiāoqiāo)
靜生生 / 静生生 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

(clean):

不髒 / 不脏 (bù zāng)
乾淨 / 干净 (gānjìng)
清潔 / 清洁 (qīngjié)
潔淨 / 洁净 (jiéjìng)
澈潔 / 澈洁 (táh-gáik) (Eastern Min)
衛生 / 卫生 (wèishēng) (hygienic)

Derived terms

六根清淨 / 六根清净
清淨守節 / 清净守节
清淨無為 / 清净无为
耳根清淨 / 耳根清净

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (清淨):

→ Japanese: 清浄(しょうじょう) (shōjō); 清浄(せいじょう) (seijō)
→ Korean: 정진(清淨) (jeongjin)
→ Vietnamese: thanh tịnh (清淨)