清談

See also: 清淡 and 清谈

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	to speak; to talk; to converse to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss; surname
trad. (清談)		清	談
simp. (清谈)		清	谈
alternative forms		清譚／清谭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīngtán

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄊㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ taam⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-tâm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīngtán
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄊㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cingtán
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-tʻan²
  - Yale: chīng-tán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingtarn
  - Palladius: цинтань (cintanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    傾談 / 倾谈
    清談 / 清谈
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cing¹ taam⁴
  - Yale: chīng tàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ taam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ tam⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰaːm²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-tâm
  - Tâi-lô: tshing-tâm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengdaam
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ tam²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tam²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tam¹³/

Verb

清談

(literary) to chat; to have a casual conversation
(historical) to discuss pure philosophical theories among intellectuals
(figurative) to do empty talk
Synonym: 空談 / 空谈 (kōngtán)

Derived terms

揮麈清談 / 挥麈清谈
清談高論 / 清谈高论