勤快
Chinese
| diligent; frequent | fast; quick; swift | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (勤快) | 勤 | 快 | |
| simp. #(勤快) | 勤 | 快 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): kan4 faai3
- Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): kiun2 kuai4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khûn-khoài / khîn-khoài
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qínkuài → qínkuai (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ → ㄑㄧㄣˊ ˙ㄎㄨㄞ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: cínkuåi
- Wade–Giles: chʻin2-kʻuai5
- Yale: chín-kwai
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyn.kuay
- Palladius: цинькуай (cinʹkuaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kan4 faai3
- Yale: kàhn faai
- Cantonese Pinyin: kan4 faai3
- Guangdong Romanization: ken4 fai3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɐn²¹ faːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khûn-khoài
- Tâi-lô: khûn-khuài
- Phofsit Daibuun: qunqoaix
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰun²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰuai¹¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰun²⁴⁻²² kʰuai⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰun²⁴⁻²² kʰuai²¹/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khîn-khoài
- Tâi-lô: khîn-khuài
- Phofsit Daibuun: qinqoaix
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰin¹³⁻²² kʰuai²¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰin²³⁻³³ kʰuai²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
Adjective
勤快
- (informal) diligent; hardworking
Synonyms
- 下力 (xiàlì) (Muping Mandarin)
- 亹亹 (wěiwěi) (literary)
- 伶落 (lìng-lŏ̤h) (Eastern Min)
- 刻苦 (kèkǔ)
- 力落 (lag8 loh8) (Teochew)
- 努力 (nǔlì)
- 勤力 (qínlì) (literary or Cantonese)
- 勤勉 (qínmiǎn)
- 勤勞 / 勤劳 (qínláo)
- 勤奮 / 勤奋 (qínfèn)
- 勤懇 / 勤恳 (qínkěn) (diligent and conscientious)
- 勤謹 / 勤谨 (Dungan)
- 堅苦 / 坚苦 (jiānkǔ) (hardworking and persevering)
- 巴劫 (bājié) (literary)
- 巴巴結結 / 巴巴结结 (bāba-jiējiē) (regional)
- 急計 / 急计 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 用功 (yònggōng)
- 發狠 / 发狠 (fa3 hen6) (Xiang)
- 耐勞 / 耐劳 (nàiláo)
- 骨力 (Hokkien, Puxian Min)