知青

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
trad. (知青)		知	青
simp. ^#(知青)		知	青

Etymology

Short for 知識青年／知识青年 (zhīshi qīngnián).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhīqīng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄑㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ cing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhīqīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄑㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhihcing
  - Wade–Giles: chih¹-chʻing¹
  - Yale: jr̄-chīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyching
  - Palladius: чжицин (čžicin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ cing¹
  - Yale: jī chīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ tsing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ qing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

知青

(historical) The zhiqing, "educated youth", "rusticated youth", or "sent-down youth": the young Chinese sent from urban areas to the work in poor villages during the PRC's Down to the Countryside Movement (上山下鄉運動)

Synonyms

知識青年／知识青年 (zhīshi qīngnián)
下放青年 (xiàfàng qīngnián)

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