青鸞
See also: 青鸾
Chinese
| green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | (mythical bird); imperial | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (青鸞) | 青 | 鸞 | |
| simp. (青鸾) | 青 | 鸾 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qīngluán
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cingluán
- Wade–Giles: chʻing1-luan2
- Yale: chīng-lwán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingluan
- Palladius: цинлуань (cinluanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ lu̯än³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cing1 lyun4
- Yale: chīng lyùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsing1 lyn4
- Guangdong Romanization: qing1 lün4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ lyːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
青鸞
- (mythology) a phoenix-like bird in Chinese mythology
- (figurative, literary) mirror (as the bird qingluan likes to dance in front of mirrors)
- (figurative, literary) bird for delivering mails; messenger
- (figurative, literary) woman
- great argus (Argusianus argus)
- (historical) alternative form of 青鑾 / 青銮 (“tingling bell on an imperial carriage”)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 青 | 鸞 |
| せい Grade: 1 |
らん Hyōgai |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 靑鸞 (kyūjitai) |
Noun
青鸞 or 青鸞 • (seiran)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).