遠慮

遠慮

See also: 远虑

Chinese

		far; distant; remote	anxiety
trad. (遠慮)		遠	慮
simp. (远虑)		远	虑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuǎnlǜ

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˇ ㄌㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ leoi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yuǎnlǜ
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˇ ㄌㄩˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeuanliw
    • IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ly⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁵ leoi⁶
    • Yale: yúhn leuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ loey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ lêu⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ lɵy̯²²/

Noun

遠慮

1. foresight; long view

Antonyms

• 近憂／近忧 (jìnyōu)

Derived terms

人無遠慮，必有近憂／人无远虑，必有近忧 (rén wú yuǎnlǜ, bì yǒu jìnyōu)

Verb

遠慮

1. to plan far ahead

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
遠	慮
えん Grade: 2	りょ Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ẽ̞nɾʲo̞]

Noun

遠慮 (hiragana えんりょ, rōmaji enryo, historical hiragana ゑんりよ)

1. reserve

   遠 (えん)慮 (りょ)なくどうぞ。

   Enryo naku dōzo.

   Please do not hesitate.

2. forethought, foresight

Verb

遠慮する (transitive and intransitive, hiragana えんりょする, rōmaji enryo suru, historical hiragana ゑんりよする)

1. to restrain oneself; to have restraint; to be reserved; to hold back
2. to refrain from (doing something)
3. to stand on ceremony

Usage notes

• When used in response to a request or offer, this can be translated as no thanks or "I'm fine, thanks."