勤勤懇懇

Chinese

		diligent; frequent	diligent; frequent	earnest	earnest
trad. (勤勤懇懇)		勤	勤	懇	懇
simp. (勤勤恳恳)		勤	勤	恳	恳
AABB-type reduplication of 勤懇／勤恳 (qínkěn)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qínqínkěnkěn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄣˇ ㄎㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kan⁴ kan⁴ han² han²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qínqínkěnkěn [Phonetic: qínqínkénkěn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄣˇ ㄎㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cíncínkěnkěn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin²-chʻin²-kʻên³-kʻên³
    • Yale: chín-chín-kěn-kěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chynchynkeenkeen
    • Palladius: циньцинькэнькэнь (cinʹcinʹkɛnʹkɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ kʰən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kan⁴ kan⁴ han² han²
    • Yale: kàhn kàhn hán hán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kan⁴ kan⁴ han² han²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ken⁴ ken⁴ hen² hen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐn²¹ kʰɐn²¹ hɐn³⁵ hɐn³⁵/

Adjective

勤勤懇懇

1. diligent and conscientious