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): ㄘㄤㄘㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cong¹ cong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: cāngcāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄤㄘㄤ
  - 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

(literary, of vegetation) dark green; luxuriantly green
(literary, of hair) ash white
(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)

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