Xiaoqing (character)

Xiaoqing
Legend of the White Snake character
Statue of Xiaoqing as depicted in Beijing Opera
In-universe information
AliasBlue Snake, Green Snake
NicknameQing'er, Qing-mei, Qingqing
SpeciesSnake
GenderFemale
FamilyBai Suzhen (sworn sister)
ReligionTaoism
HomeMount Emei
Xiaoqing
Chinese小青
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiǎoqīng
Wade–GilesHsiao3chʻing1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSíuchīng
JyutpingSiu2cing1
Qingqing
Chinese青青
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīngqīng
Wade–GilesChʻing1chʻing1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChīngchīng
JyutpingCing1cing1
Qingmei
Chinese青妹
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīngmèi
Wade–GilesChʻing1mei4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChīngmuih
JyutpingCing1mui6
Qing'er
Traditional Chinese青兒
Simplified Chinese青儿
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīngér
Wade–GilesChʻing1êrh2
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChīngyìh
JyutpingCing1ji4

Xiaoqing (Chinese: 小青; lit. 'Little Qing'; Little Blue or Little Green) or Qingqing (Chinese: 青青) is a green or blue snake spirit and one of the protagonists of the Legend of the White Snake, one of China's "four great folktales".[1]

  1. ^ Shepard, Aaron (2001). Lady White Snake : a tale from Chinese opera = [Bai She Chuan]. Union City, CA: Pan Asian Publications. ISBN 9781572270725.