珍惜

珍惜

Chinese

		precious thing; treasure	pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge
simp. and trad. (珍惜)		珍	惜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēnxī, zhēnxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧ, ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ sik¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-sit
• Min Nan (POJ): tin-sioh

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Pinyin: zhēnxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshi
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhēnxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshyi
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zan¹ sik¹
    • Yale: jān sīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ sik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ xig¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-sit
    • Hakka Romanization System: ziin´ xid`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zin¹ xid⁵
    • IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴ ɕit̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tin-sioh
    • Tâi-lô: tin-sioh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dinsioiq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tin⁴⁴⁻²² ɕioʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tin³³ ɕioʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tin⁴⁴⁻²² ɕioʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tin⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕioʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tin⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɤʔ³²/

Verb

珍惜

1. to treasure; to cherish; to value

   珍惜資源 / 珍惜资源  ―  zhēnxī zīyuán  ―  to value resources

   珍惜生命，拒絕毒品。 [MSC, trad.]
   珍惜生命，拒绝毒品。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhēnxī shēngmìng, jùjué dúpǐn. [Pinyin]

   Cherish life, say no to drugs.

Synonyms

• 愛護／爱护 (àihù)
• 愛惜／爱惜 (àixī)
• 珍愛／珍爱 (zhēn'ài)
• 珍視／珍视 (zhēnshì)