中肯
Chinese
| to hit (the mark) | flesh on bones; the main point | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (中肯) | 中 | 肯 | |
| simp. #(中肯) | 中 | 肯 | |
Etymology 1
Short for 切中肯綮 (qièzhòngkěnqìng).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zung3 hang2 / zung3 hoi2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiòng-khńg / tiòng-khéng
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngkěn
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄣˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngkěn
- Wade–Giles: chung4-kʻên3
- Yale: jùng-kěn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqkeen
- Palladius: чжункэнь (čžunkɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung3 hang2 / zung3 hoi2
- Yale: jung háng / jung hói
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung3 hang2 / dzung3 hoi2
- Guangdong Romanization: zung3 heng2 / zung3 hoi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ hɐŋ³⁵/, /t͡sʊŋ³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Note: zung3 hoi2 - rare.
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiòng-khńg
- Tâi-lô: tiòng-khńg
- Phofsit Daibuun: diorngq'ngr
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiòng-khéng
- Tâi-lô: tiòng-khíng
- Phofsit Daibuun: diorngqeang
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɪŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Adjective
中肯
- (figurative) to the point; pertinent; apropos
Etymology 2
By mistaking the 中 (zhòng, “to hit (the mark)”) for 中 (zhōng, “middle”), as in 中立 (zhōnglì).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngkěn
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄣˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhongkěn
- Wade–Giles: chung1-kʻên3
- Yale: jūng-kěn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongkeen
- Palladius: чжункэнь (čžunkɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Note: proscribed.
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 hang2
- Yale: jūng háng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 hang2
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 heng2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Note: proscribed.
Adjective
中肯
- (proscribed) unbiased; even-handed
- 對於論文中出現的主觀、片面、空泛的地方，要進行強化、增補等改寫工作，使偏頗的改中肯，片面的改全面，[…] [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2012 March 21, 山西大学科学技术哲学中心, 学术论文规范——谈谈如何修改论文
- duìyú lùnwén zhōng chūxiàn de zhǔguān, piànmiàn, kōngfàn de dìfāng, yào jìnxíng qiánghuà, zēngbǔ děng gǎixiě gōngzuò, shǐ piānpō de gǎi zhōngkěn, piànmiàn de gǎi quánmiàn, […] [Pinyin]
- We must improve, supplement data to and revise subjective, biased, empty areas in papers to make unfair areas unbiased, make one-sided areas comprehensive, […]
对于论文中出现的主观、片面、空泛的地方，要进行强化、增补等改写工作，使偏颇的改中肯，片面的改全面，[…] [MSC, simp.]
Etymology 3
| Short for 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó) | Short for 肯尼亞／肯尼亚 (Kěnníyà) or 肯亞 / 肯亚 (Kěnyà) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (中肯) | 中 | 肯 | |
| simp. #(中肯) | 中 | 肯 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngkěn
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄣˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongkěn
- Wade–Giles: Chung1-kʻên3
- Yale: Jūng-kěn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongkeen
- Palladius: Чжункэнь (Čžunkɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 hang2
- Yale: jūng háng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 hang2
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 heng2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
中肯