Ch'ing

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Qing. alt-of, alternative

    "The p’u-fu, a three-quarter-length coat worn by men and women over their ch’ao-fu and chi-fu, became an important adjunct of Ch’ing dynasty dress because it proclaimed the wearer's exact rank at a glance, being made of plain purplish-black silk on which his insigne was emblazoned in bright colours and gold."

Noun
  1. 1
    the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu wordnet

Etymology

From Mandarin 清 (Qīng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻing¹.

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