知青
Chinese
| to know; to be aware | green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (知青) | 知 | 青 | |
| simp. #(知青) | 知 | 青 | |
Etymology
Short for 知識青年／知识青年 (zhīshi qīngnián).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhīqīng
- Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄑㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhihcing
- Wade–Giles: chih1-chʻing1
- Yale: jr̄-chīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyching
- Palladius: чжицин (čžicin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi1 cing1
- Yale: jī chīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi1 tsing1
- Guangdong Romanization: ji1 qing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
知青
- (historical) The zhiqing, "educated youth", "rusticated youth", or "sent-down youth": the young Chinese sent from urban areas to the work in poor villages during the PRC's Down to the Countryside Movement (上山下鄉運動)