Qingzhen

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of halal: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name; permissible according to Muslim religious customs, especially of food preparation

    "The third key was the number of demands from different patrons or groups for their own specialized cuisines. Such patrons included the court, rich households, and scholar-gourmands. Buddhists and Muslims also elaborated their own cuisines (sucai 素菜 and qingzhen 清真)."

  2. 2
    A county-level city of Guiyang, Guizhou, China.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 清真 (qīngzhēn).

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 清鎮 /清镇 (Qīngzhèn).

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