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節儉

節儉

See also: 节俭

Chinese

		festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate	frugal; to be in need
trad. (節儉)		節	儉
simp. (节俭)		节	俭

Adjective

節儉

frugal; thrifty; economical

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiéjiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ gim⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chiat-khiām

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiéjiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyejean
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zit³ gim⁶
  - Yale: jit gihm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ gim⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ kiːm²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-khiām
  - Tâi-lô: tsiat-khiām
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciatqiam
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiam²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰiam⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kʰiam²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiam³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiam³³/