華清

See also: 华清

Chinese

	flowery; flourishing; magnificent flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain	clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure
trad. (華清)	華	清
simp. (华清)	华	清
anagram	清華／清华

Etymology

Built in 723, the Huaqing pools was a hot springs in Huaqing Palace (華清宮), which was located atop Mount Li (驪山) in the Qinling Mountains. It was located approximately 25 km to the east of the capital city of Chang'an.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Huáqīng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waa⁴ cing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Huáqīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Huácing
  - Wade–Giles: Hua²-chʻing¹
  - Yale: Hwá-chīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwaching
  - Palladius: Хуацин (Xuacin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: waa⁴ cing¹
  - Yale: wàh chīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waa⁴ tsing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wa⁴ qing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waː²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

華清

Huaqing Pool
- 春寒賜浴華清池 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  春寒赐浴华清池 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: 806 CE, Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
  chūn hán cì yù Huáqīng chí [Pinyin]
  On a cold spring day, he bestowed upon her the honor of bathing with him at the Huaqing pools

Derived terms

華清池 / 华清池 (Huáqīng chí)