蒼蒼

蒼蒼

Chinese

		dark blue; fly; musca dark blue; fly; musca; deep green	dark blue; fly; musca dark blue; fly; musca; deep green
trad. (蒼蒼)		蒼	蒼
simp. (苍苍)		苍	苍

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cāngcāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄤ ㄘㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cong¹ cong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cāngcāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄤ ㄘㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsangtsang
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cong¹ cong¹
    • Yale: chōng chōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsong¹ tsong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cong¹ cong¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

蒼蒼

1. (literary, of vegetation) dark green; luxuriantly green
2. (literary, of hair) ash white
3. (literary, of sky or mountains) vast and hazy

Derived terms

兩鬢蒼蒼／两鬓苍苍 白髮蒼蒼／白发苍苍 (báifà cāngcāng)

鬱鬱蒼蒼／郁郁苍苍 (yùyùcāngcāng)