省儉

Chinese

		comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province	frugal; to be in need
trad. (省儉)		省	儉
simp. (省俭)		省	俭
anagram		儉省／俭省

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shěngjiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang² gim⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shěngjiǎn [Phonetic: shéngjiǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shěngjiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: shêng³-chien³
    • Yale: shěng-jyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheengjean
    • Palladius: шэнцзянь (šɛnczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang² gim⁶
    • Yale: sáang gihm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang² gim⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang² gim⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ³⁵ kiːm²²/

Adjective

省儉

1. frugal; thrifty; economical

Synonyms

• 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)
• 儉約／俭约 (jiǎnyuē) (literary)
• 克己 (kèjǐ)
• 刻苦 (kèkǔ)
• 抾拾 (Hokkien)
• 樸素／朴素 (pǔsù)
• 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)