節儉

See also: 节俭

Chinese

		festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate	frugal; to be in need
trad. (節儉)		節	儉
simp. (节俭)		节	俭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiéjiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ gim⁶
• Jin (Wiktionary): jieh⁴ jie²
• Eastern Min (BUC): ciék-giêng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiat-khiām / chiat-khiǎm

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zoih⁴ kiam⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiéjiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiéjiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-chien³
    • Yale: jyé-jyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyejean
    • Palladius: цзецзянь (czeczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zit³ gim⁶
    • Yale: jit gihm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ gim⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jid³ gim⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ kiːm²²/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: jieh⁴ jie²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕiəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ t͡ɕie⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ciék-giêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sieʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ kiɛŋ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-khiām
    • Tâi-lô: tsiat-khiām
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciatqiam
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiam³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kʰiam²²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiam²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-khiǎm
    • Tâi-lô: tsiat-khiǎm
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰiam²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zoih⁴ kiam⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsoih khiăm
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soiʔ²⁻⁴ kʰiam³⁵/

Adjective

節儉

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)
• 省儉／省俭 (shěngjiǎn)
• 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)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (節儉):

• → Japanese: 節(せっ)倹(けん) (sekken)
• → Korean: 절검(節儉) (jeolgeom)
• → Vietnamese: tiết kiệm (節儉)