勤儉

See also: 勤俭

Chinese

		diligent; frequent	frugal; to be in need
trad. (勤儉)		勤	儉
simp. (勤俭)		勤	俭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qínjiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kan⁴ gim⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiùn-khiam
• Eastern Min (BUC): kṳ̀ng-giêng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khûn-khiām / khûn-khiǎm / khîn-khiām

  (Teochew, Peng'im): keng⁵ kiam⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qínjiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cínjiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin²-chien³
    • Yale: chín-jyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chynjean
    • Palladius: циньцзянь (cinʹczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kan⁴ gim⁶
    • Yale: kàhn gihm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kan⁴ gim⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ken⁴ gim⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐn²¹ kiːm²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiùn-khiam
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiun^ˇ kiam
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kiun² kiam⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯un¹¹ kʰi̯am⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: kṳ̀ng-giêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(k-)ŋiɛŋ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khûn-khiām
    • Tâi-lô: khûn-khiām
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qunqiam
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰun²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰun²⁴⁻²² kʰiam²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khûn-khiǎm
    • Tâi-lô: khûn-khiǎm
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰun²⁴⁻²² kʰiam²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khîn-khiām
    • Tâi-lô: khîn-khiām
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qinqiam
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰin²³⁻³³ kʰiam³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰin¹³⁻²² kʰiam²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: keng⁵ kiam⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khṳ̂ng khiăm
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰiam³⁵/

Adjective

勤儉

1. hardworking and thrifty

   勤儉節約／勤俭节约  ―  qínjiǎn jiéyuē  ―  hardworking and thrifty

Synonyms

• 勤苦 (qínkǔ)