Chinese–English

清流

qīng liú · qing liu/Qīng liú · qing liu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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qīng liú 清流

  1. clean flowing water
  2. (fig.) (literary) honorable person, untainted by association with disreputable influences
  3. scholars who (in former times) kept themselves aloof from the corrupting influence of those in power

Qīng liú 清流

  1. Qingliu, a county in Sanming City 三明市 (Sānmíng Shì), Fujian
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