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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

Adjective

勤儉

(Advanced Mandarin) hardworking and thrifty

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - 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
  - 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/