勤儉

See also: 勤俭

Chinese

		diligent; frequent	frugal; to be in need
trad. (勤儉)		勤	儉
simp. (勤俭)		勤	俭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qínjiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kan⁴ gim⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiùn-khiam
Eastern Min (BUC): kṳ̀ng-giêng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khûn-khiām / khûn-khiǎm / khîn-khiām

(Teochew, Peng'im): keng⁵ kiam⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qínjiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cínjiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻin²-chien³
  - Yale: chín-jyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chynjean
  - Palladius: циньцзянь (cinʹczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kan⁴ gim⁶
  - Yale: kàhn gihm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kan⁴ gim⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ken⁴ gim⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐn²¹ kiːm²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiùn-khiam
  - Hakka Romanization System: kiun^ˇ kiam
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kiun² kiam⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯un¹¹ kʰi̯am⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: kṳ̀ng-giêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(k-)ŋiɛŋ²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khûn-khiām
  - Tâi-lô: khûn-khiām
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qunqiam
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰun²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰun²⁴⁻²² kʰiam²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khûn-khiǎm
  - Tâi-lô: khûn-khiǎm
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰun²⁴⁻²² kʰiam²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khîn-khiām
  - Tâi-lô: khîn-khiām
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qinqiam
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰin²³⁻³³ kʰiam³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰin¹³⁻²² kʰiam²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: keng⁵ kiam⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khṳ̂ng khiăm
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰiam³⁵/

Adjective

勤儉

hardworking and thrifty
勤儉節約／勤俭节约 ― qínjiǎn jiéyuē ― hardworking and thrifty

Synonyms

勤苦 (qínkǔ)