勤儉

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
• Min Nan (POJ): khûn-khiǎm / khûn-khiām / khîn-khiām

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qínjiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chynjean
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kan⁴ gim⁶
    • Yale: kàhn gihm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kan⁴ gim⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ken⁴ gim⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɐn²¹ kiːm²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiùn-khiam
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiunˇ kiam
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kiun² kiam⁴
    • IPA: /kʰi̯un¹¹ kʰi̯am⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khûn-khiǎm
    • Tâi-lô: khûn-khiǎm
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰun²⁴⁻²² kʰiam²²/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khûn-khiām
    • Tâi-lô: khûn-khiām
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qunqiam
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰun²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰun²⁴⁻²² kʰiam²²/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khîn-khiām
    • Tâi-lô: khîn-khiām
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qinqiam
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰin²³⁻³³ kʰiam³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰin¹³⁻²² kʰiam²²/

Adjective

勤儉

1. hardworking and thrifty

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

Synonyms

• 勤苦 (qínkǔ)