清談

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngtán

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ taam⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): chheng-tâm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: qīngtán
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingtarn
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingtán
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 傾談／倾谈 清談／清谈

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ taam⁴
    • Yale: chīng tàahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ taam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ tam⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰäːm²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-tâm
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-tâm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengdaam
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tam²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ³³ tam²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tam¹³/

Verb

清談

1. (literary) to chat; to have a casual conversation
2. (historical) to discuss pure philosophical theories among intellectuals
3. (figuratively) to do empty talk

Derived terms

揮麈清談／挥麈清谈

清談高論／清谈高论