兢兢業業
See also: 兢兢业业
Chinese
| trad. (兢兢業業) | 兢兢 | 業業 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. (兢兢业业) | 兢兢 | 业业 | |
Etymology
From the Book of Documents (《尚書·皐陶謨》):
- 無教逸欲。有邦兢兢業業，一日二日萬幾。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Wú jiào yì yù. Yǒu bāng jīngjīng yèyè, yīrì èrrì wànjī. [Pinyin]
- Let not (the Son of Heaven) set to the holders of states the example of indolence or dissoluteness. Let him be wary and fearful, (remembering that) in one day or two days there may occur ten thousand springs of things.
无教逸欲。有邦兢兢业业，一日二日万几。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): jīngjīngyèyè
- (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄝˋ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ging1 ging1 jip6 jip6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jīngjīngyèyè
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jingjingyèyè
- Wade–Giles: ching1-ching1-yeh4-yeh4
- Yale: jīng-jīng-yè-yè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingjingyehyeh
- Palladius: цзинцзинъее (czinczinʺjeje)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ging1 ging1 jip6 jip6
- Yale: gīng gīng yihp yihp
- Cantonese Pinyin: ging1 ging1 jip9 jip9
- Guangdong Romanization: ging1 ging1 yib6 yib6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jiːp̚² jiːp̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: king king ngjaep ngjaep
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*kɯŋ kɯŋ ŋab ŋab/
Idiom
兢兢業業
- (ideophonic) cautious and conscientious; diligent and attentive