青衣

Chinese

		green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
simp. and trad. (青衣)		青	衣
Literally: “bluegreen/black clothes”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīngyī

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ ji¹, ceng¹ ji¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qīngyī
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingi
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cing¹ ji¹, ceng¹ ji¹
  - Yale: chīng yī, chēng yī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ ji¹, tseng¹ ji¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ yi¹, céng¹ yi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵/

Noun

青衣

(literary, historical) clothes worn by the emperor and his concubines during the spring
(literary, historical) blue- or black-colored clothes (associated with lower-ranking individuals)
(literary, historical) lower-ranking attendant (who wore blue- or black-colored clothes after the Han Dynasty)
(～魚) blackspot tuskfish (Choerodon schoenleinii)

Proper noun

青衣

(～島) Tsing Yi (island in Hong Kong)
(～江) Qingyi River (river in Sichuan province, China)

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