清流

Qīng liú

Dictionary entry

see 清流縣|清流县[Qing1 liu2 Xian4]

What does 清流 mean?

清流 (Qīng liú) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1see 清流縣|清流县[Qing1 liu2 Xian4]

2clean flowing water

3(fig.) (literary) honorable person, untainted by association with disreputable influences

4scholars who (in former times) kept themselves aloof from the corrupting influence of those in power

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清QīngQing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) · surname Qing 流liúto flow · to disseminate

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