qing

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 磬 (qìng), ultimately onomatopoeic.

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: chĭng; IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪŋ/
• (General American) enPR: chēng; IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋ, -iŋ

qing (plural qings or qing)

1. A sounding stone, a Chinese musical instrument.
   • [1971, “Historical Relic Unearthed During the Cultural Revolution”, in Eastern Horizon‎, volume X, number 5, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 26, column 2:

     A group of bronzes of the late Western Chou were uncovered in Chingshan County, Hupeh Province, and 25 pieces of stone ching (musical chimes) with a painted design of the State of Chu were found in Chiangling County of the same province.]

• bianqing

qing

1. Nonstandard spelling of qīng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of qíng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of qǐng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of qìng.

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.