青衣
qīng yī
Pinyin

Definition

青衣
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qīng yī
  1. black clothes
  2. servant (old)
  3. young woman role in Chinese opera, also called 正旦[zhèng dàn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

大衣
dà yī
  1. 1 overcoat
  2. 2 topcoat
  3. 3 cloak
  4. 4 CL:件[jiàn]
毛衣
máo yī
  1. 1 (wool) sweater
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
衣
yī
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
  3. 3 Kangxi radical 145
衣服
yī fu
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
青年
qīng nián
  1. 1 youth
  2. 2 youthful years
  3. 3 young person
  4. 4 the young
青春
qīng chūn
  1. 1 youth
  2. 2 youthfulness
上衣
shàng yī
  1. 1 jacket
  2. 2 upper outer garment
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
内衣
nèi yī
  1. 1 undergarment
  2. 2 underwear
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
刺青
cì qīng
  1. 1 tattoo
刘青云
Liú Qīng yún
  1. 1 Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor
外衣
wài yī
  1. 1 outer clothing
  2. 2 semblance
  3. 3 appearance
小青年
xiǎo qīng nián
  1. 1 young person
  2. 2 youngster
年青
nián qīng
  1. 1 youthful
愤青
fèn qīng
  1. 1 angry youth
  2. 2 positive term used to describe young Chinese with extreme nationalistic tendencies
  3. 3 see also 糞青|粪青[fèn qīng]
更衣室
gēng yī shì
  1. 1 change room
  2. 2 dressing room
  3. 3 locker room
  4. 4 toilet
棉衣
mián yī
  1. 1 cotton-padded clothes
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
泳衣
yǒng yī
  1. 1 swimsuit
  2. 2 bathing suit
洗衣
xǐ yī
  1. 1 laundry
洗衣机
xǐ yī jī
  1. 1 washer
  2. 2 washing machine
  3. 3 CL:臺|台[tái]
洗衣粉
xǐ yī fěn
  1. 1 laundry detergent
  2. 2 washing powder

Idioms (20)

不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
天衣无缝
tiān yī wú fèng
  1. 1 lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. flawless
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
  1. 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
  2. 2 diligently attending to official matters
山青水灵
shān qīng shuǐ líng
  1. 1 green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom)
  2. 2 lush and lively scenery
炉火纯青
lú huǒ chún qīng
  1. 1 lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection
牛衣对泣
niú yī duì qì
  1. 1 couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
  1. 1 While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
白衣苍狗
bái yī cāng gǒu
  1. 1 lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
  2. 2 to act according to actual circumstances
  3. 3 to live within one's means
碧海青天
bì hǎi qīng tiān
  1. 1 green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
  2. 2 loneliness of faithful widow
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
  1. 1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
  1. 1 to economize on clothes and food
  2. 2 to scrimp and save (idiom)
腰金衣紫
yāo jīn yī zǐ
  1. 1 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
衣不蔽体
yī bù bì tǐ
  1. 1 lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. poverty-stricken
衣冠禽兽
yī guān qín shòu
  1. 1 lit. dressed up animal (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. immoral and despicable person
衣单食薄
yī dān shí bó
  1. 1 thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
  2. 2 destitute
衣锦荣归
yī jǐn róng guī
  1. 1 to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory

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