知青

知青

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (知青)		知	青

Etymology

Short for 知識青年／知识青年 (zhīshi qīngnián).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīqīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄑㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ cing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhīqīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄑㄧㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyching
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ cing¹
    • Yale: jī chīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ tsing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ qing¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

知青

1. (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)

Synonyms

• 知識青年／知识青年 (zhīshi qīngnián)
• 下放青年 (xiàfàng qīngnián)