Qing

Qing

See also: qing

English

Alternative forms

• (from Wade–Giles) Ch'ing, Ching
• (Tongyong Pinyin) Cing

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 清 (Qīng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃɪŋ/
• Homophone: ching
• Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Proper noun

Qing

1. Qing dynasty (1644–1912), the last imperial dynasty of China.

Translations

Chinese dynasty

Chinese: Mandarin: 大清 (zh) (Dà qīng), 清 (zh) (Qīng), 清朝 (zh) (Qīng cháo) French: Dynastie Qing f Japanese: 清朝 (しんちょう) Manchu: ᡩᠠᡳᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (daicing gurun)

References

1. “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China‎, Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, LCCN 79-42627, OCLC 781411242, pages 476, 477: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […] Ch'ing (Qing) 淸”