蒼涼

Chinese

	dark blue; fly; musca dark blue; fly; musca; deep green	cool; cold
trad. (蒼涼)	蒼	涼
simp. (苍凉)	苍	凉
alternative forms	蒼凉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cāngliáng

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄤㄌㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cong¹ loeng⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhong-liông / chhong-liâng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cāngliáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄤㄌㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cangliáng
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻang¹-liang²
  - Yale: tsāng-lyáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsangliang
  - Palladius: цанлян (canljan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cong¹ loeng⁴
  - Yale: chōng lèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsong¹ loeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cong¹ lêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhong-liông
  - Tâi-lô: tshong-liông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhonglioong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ³³ liɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhong-liâng
  - Tâi-lô: tshong-liâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhongliaang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liaŋ¹³/

Adjective

蒼涼

desolate; bleak
tragic; miserable

Synonyms

(desolate):

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冷僻 (lěngpì)
冷清 (lěngqīng)
冷淡 (lěngdàn)
冷落 (lěngluò)
清冷 (qīnglěng)
淒涼／凄凉 (qīliáng)
荒涼／荒凉 (huāngliáng)
落寞 (luòmò)
蕭條／萧条 (xiāotiáo)
青凊 (Min Nan)

(tragic):

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京京 (jīngjīng) (literary)
傷心／伤心 (shāngxīn)
傷悲／伤悲 (shāngbēi) (literary)
傷感／伤感 (shānggǎn)
傷懷／伤怀 (shānghuái) (literary)
傷痛／伤痛 (shāngtòng)
傷神／伤神 (shāngshén) (literary)
刺心 (cìxīn)
哀傷／哀伤 (āishāng)
哀切 (āiqiè)
哀怨 (āiyuàn)
哀悽／哀凄 (āiqī)
哀慟／哀恸 (āitòng)
哀戚 (āiqī) (literary)
哀痛 (āitòng)
心酸 (xīnsuān)
怛傷／怛伤 (dáshāng) (literary)
悄然 (qiǎorán) (literary)
悲催 (bēicuī) (neologism, jocular)
悲傷／悲伤 (bēishāng)
情傷／情伤 (qíngshāng) (literary)
悲切 (bēiqiè) (literary)
悲哀 (bēi'āi)
悲悽／悲凄 (bēiqī)
悽惶／凄惶 (qīhuáng) (literary)
悱惻／悱恻 (fěicè) (literary)
悲愴／悲怆 (bēichuàng) (literary)
悽愴／凄怆 (qīchuàng) (literary)
悲慟／悲恸 (bēitòng)
悲慘／悲惨 (bēicǎn)
悲戚 (bēiqī)
悽戚／凄戚 (qīqī) (literary)
悲摧 (bēicuī) (literary)
悲楚 (bēichǔ) (literary)
悲涼／悲凉 (bēiliáng)
悲痛 (bēitòng)
悲苦 (bēikǔ)
感傷／感伤 (gǎnshāng)
愀愴／愀怆 (qiǎochuàng)
愁楚 (chóuchǔ) (literary)
惻然／恻然 (cèrán) (literary)
愴然／怆然 (chuàngrán) (literary)
慘／惨 (cǎn)
憂傷／忧伤 (yōushāng)
慘悽／惨凄 (cǎnqī)
憂愁／忧愁 (yōuchóu)
憂戚／忧戚 (yōuqī) (literary)
慘淡／惨淡 (cǎndàn)
憯懍／憯懔 (cǎnlǐn)
懤懤／㤽㤽 (chóuchóu)
沉痛 (chéntòng)
淒切／凄切 (qīqiè)
淒惻／凄恻 (qīcè) (literary)
淒慘／凄惨 (qīcǎn)
淒楚／凄楚 (qīchǔ)
淒涼／凄凉 (qīliáng)
淒然／凄然 (qīrán) (literary)
痛心 (tòngxīn)
艱苦心／艰苦心 (Hokkien)
酸心 (suānxīn)
難受／难受 (nánshòu)
難過／难过 (nánguò)
青凊 (Hokkien)
黯然 (ànrán)