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窗明几净

chuāng míng jī jìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. clear window and clean table (idiom) / fig. bright and clean
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-9360d145f5387795. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

窗明几淨 窗明几净 [chuang1 ming2 ji1 jing4] /lit. clear window and clean table (idiom)/fig. bright and clean/

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Other forms in these source records: 窗明几淨

  • 窗
    chuāng

    window / CL:扇[shàn]

  • 明
    míng

    bright / opposite: dark 暗[àn] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

    Míng

    Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God

  • 几
    jī

    small table / (literary) almost

    jǐ

    how many / how much / several / a few

  • 净
    jìng

    clean / completely / only / net (income, exports etc) / (Chinese opera) painted face male role

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.