青鎖

See also: 青锁

Chinese

		green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	to lock up; to lock
trad. (青鎖)		青	鎖
simp. (青锁)		青	锁

Etymology

青 (green) + 鎖 (lacquer)

The locks on the gates of the imperial palace were painted with green lacquer.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīngsuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄙㄨㄛˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīngsuǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄙㄨㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cingsuǒ
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-so³
  - Yale: chīng-swǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingsuoo
  - Palladius: цинсо (cinso)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

青鎖

(archaic) the gates to the imperial palace; the imperial palace

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