Senses
清浊/ 清濁 clarity and turbidity
the degree of cleanliness or muddiness of water or other liquids
清浊/ 清濁 good and bad
metaphor for the distinction between the clear and the dark, the honest and the corrupt, or the superior and the inferior
清浊/ 清濁 voiceless and voiced
in linguistics, the distinction between voiceless sounds (where the vocal cords do not vibrate) and voiced sounds
清浊/ 清濁 cosmic dualities
the distinction between clear, light qi (associated with heaven) and heavy, murky qi (associated with earth) in classical cosmology
清浊/ 清濁 pitch and timbre
the distinction between clear, high-pitched sounds and heavy, low-pitched sounds in music
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