儉約
Chinese
| frugal; to be in need | appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (儉約) | 儉 | 約 | |
| simp. (俭约) | 俭 | 约 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnyuē
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnyue
- Wade–Giles: chien3-yüeh1
- Yale: jyǎn-ywē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaniue
- Palladius: цзяньюэ (czjanʹjue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 儉約 / 俭约
簡約 / 简约
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gim6 joek3
- Yale: gihm yeuk
- Cantonese Pinyin: gim6 joek8
- Guangdong Romanization: gim6 yêg3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiːm²² jœːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiām-iok
- Tâi-lô: khiām-iok
- Phofsit Daibuun: qiaxm'iog
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰiam³³⁻¹¹ iɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiam³³⁻²¹ iɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Adjective
儉約
- (literary) frugal; thrifty; economical
- (literary) brief and concise
Synonyms
- (frugal):
- 仔細 / 仔细 (zǐxì) (Northeastern Mandarin)
- 做人家 (Wu)
- 儉 / 俭 (jiǎn) (Hsinchu & Taichung Hokkien)
- 儉樸 / 俭朴 (jiǎnpǔ) (thrifty and simple)
- 儉省 / 俭省 (jiǎnshěng)
- 克己 (kèjǐ)
- 刻苦 (kèkǔ)
- 抾拾 (Hokkien)
- 樸素 / 朴素 (pǔsù)
- 省儉 / 省俭 (shěngjiǎn)
- 節儉 / 节俭 (jiéjiǎn)
- 節省 / 节省 (jiéshěng)
- 節約 / 节约 (jiéyuē)
- 簡省 / 简省 (Hokkien)
- 粒積 / 粒积 (Hokkien)
- 𧺤儉 / 𧺤俭 (Hokkien)