# 清爽
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qīngshuǎng
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄤˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cing$^1$ song$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chheng-sóng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): cêng$^1$ suang$^2$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$chin-saon / $^1$tshin-saon$_3$ / $^1$chin-$^0$suan$_3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qīngshuǎng
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄤˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cingshuǎng
*** Wade–Giles: chʻing$^1$-shuang$^3$
*** Yale: chīng-shwǎng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingshoang
*** Palladius: циншуан (cinšuan)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cing$^1$ song$^2$
*** Yale: chīng sóng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsing$^1$ song$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qing$^1$ song$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɔːŋ³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-sóng
*** Tâi-lô: tshing-sóng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhengsorng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ sɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: cêng$^1$ suang$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheng suáng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ suaŋ⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$chin-saon
*** MiniDict: chin$^平$ saon
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$qin-saan
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ sɑ̃²¹/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^1$tshin-saon$_3$
*** MiniDict: tshin$^平$ saon$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴ sɑ̃/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^1$chin-$^0$suan$_3$
*** MiniDict: chin$^平$ suan$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕʰin³³ szʷæ̃³⁴/

### Adjective

清爽
* fresh and cool
* relieved; relaxed
* (nautical) cleared; clear
    錨清爽／锚清爽 ― máo qīngshuǎng ― anchor is clear
* (dialectal Mandarin, Wu) clean
* (Wu) clear
       $^6$ngu $^1$thin-veq$_8$ $^1$chin-saon$_5$ $^6$yi $^8$laq-ke$_1$ $^5$kaon $^5$sa [Wugniu]
       I can't hear what he's saying clearly.
    From: 1998, 现代汉语方言音库 上海话音档（第二版） 北風與太陽 (The North Wind and the Sun)
    $^1$tsan-le$_6$ $^1$tsan-chi$_5$ $^1$tsan-veq$_8$-chin$_1$-saon$_5$-gheq $^6$zen-kuaon$_1$ $^6$lu-laon$_6$-shian$_5$ $^5$tseu-ku$_5$-le$_6$ $^7$iq-gheq $^6$gnin $^1$sen $^6$laon $^7$tsaq $^8$leq $^7$iq-ji$_6$ $^6$gheu-da$_6$-i$_1$ [Wugniu]
    At a time when it wasn't clear who was superior, along came a man on the road, wearing a thick coat.

#### Synonyms

* (fresh and cool): 清新 (qīngxīn)
* (clean):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 乾淨, 清潔, 潔淨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 乾淨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 乾淨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 乾淨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 乾淨 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 乾淨 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 乾淨 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 乾淨 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 乾淨, 寧馨 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 乾淨, 清爽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 乾淨, 清亮 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 乾淨 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 乾淨 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 乾淨, 虔誠 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 淨, 伶俐 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 乾淨 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 乾淨 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 淨, 伶俐 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 淨俐, 伶俐 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 淨俐, 伶俐 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 淨俐, 伶俐 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 淨俐, 伶俐 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 淨俐, 伶俐 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 淨俐, 伶俐 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 乾淨 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 伶俐 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 伶俐 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 澈潔, 澈 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 澈 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 澈潔 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 澈潔 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 澈潔 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 澈 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 清氣 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 澈, 澈潔 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 澈潔 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 澈潔 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 澈潔 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 澈, 澈潔, 清氣 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 清氣 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 澈潔, 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 清氣 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 澈, 澈潔 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 澈, 澈潔 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 澈氣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 澈 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 澈, 澈潔, 清氣, 清靠 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 澈, 清靠 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 澈潔, 清氣 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 澈, 澈潔, 清靠 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 澈潔, 清氣, 清靠 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 澈潔, 清靠, 清氣 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 澈潔, 清氣, 清靠 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 清氣 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 清氣 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 伶俐 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 伶俐 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 清爽 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 清爽, 乾淨 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 了滯, 清水, 光生 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 乾淨 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 乾淨, 料俏 |
* (clear): (Standard) 清楚 (qīngchu), 清朗 (qīnglǎng)
* (cleared): 好 (hǎo)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 清爽(せいそう) (seisō)