中肯

Chinese

		to hit (the mark)	flesh on bones; the main point
trad. (中肯)		中	肯
simp. #(中肯)		中	肯

Etymology 1

Short for 切中肯綮 (qièzhòngkěnqìng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhòngkěn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ hang² / zung³ hoi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiòng-khńg / tiòng-khéng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngkěn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngkěn
    • Wade–Giles: chung⁴-kʻên³
    • Yale: jùng-kěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqkeen
    • Palladius: чжункэнь (čžunkɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung³ hang² / zung³ hoi²
    • Yale: jung háng / jung hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ hang² / dzung³ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung³ heng² / zung³ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ hɐŋ³⁵/, /t͡sʊŋ³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

Note: zung3 hoi2 - rare.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiòng-khńg
    • Tâi-lô: tiòng-khńg
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diorngq'ngr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiòng-khéng
    • Tâi-lô: tiòng-khíng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diorngqeang
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɪŋ⁵³/

Adjective

中肯

1. (figurative) to the point; pertinent; apropos

Etymology 2

By mistaking the 中 (zhòng, “to hit (the mark)”) for 中 (zhōng, “middle”), as in 中立 (zhōnglì).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngkěn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ hang²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngkěn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongkěn
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-kʻên³
    • Yale: jūng-kěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongkeen
    • Palladius: чжункэнь (čžunkɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Note: proscribed.

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ hang²
    • Yale: jūng háng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ hang²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ heng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐŋ³⁵/

Note: proscribed.

Adjective

中肯

1. (proscribed) unbiased; even-handed

   • 對於論文中出現的主觀、片面、空泛的地方，要進行強化、增補等改寫工作，使偏頗的改中肯，片面的改全面，[…] [MSC, trad.]
     对于论文中出现的主观、片面、空泛的地方，要进行强化、增补等改写工作，使偏颇的改中肯，片面的改全面，[…] [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2012 March 21, 山西大学科学技术哲学中心, 学术论文规范——谈谈如何修改论文

     duìyú lùnwén zhōng chūxiàn de zhǔguān, piànmiàn, kōngfàn de dìfāng, yào jìnxíng qiánghuà, zēngbǔ děng gǎixiě gōngzuò, shǐ piānpō de gǎi zhōngkěn, piànmiàn de gǎi quánmiàn, […] [Pinyin]

     We must improve, supplement data to and revise subjective, biased, empty areas in papers to make unfair areas unbiased, make one-sided areas comprehensive, […]