儉約

See also: 俭约 and 倹約

Chinese

		frugal; to be in need	appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
trad. (儉約)		儉	約
simp. (俭约)		俭	约

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎnyuē

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiām-iok

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnyuē
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnyue
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-yüeh¹
    • Yale: jyǎn-ywē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaniue
    • Palladius: цзяньюэ (czjanʹjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiām-iok
    • Tâi-lô: khiām-iok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiaxm'iog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiam⁴¹⁻²² iɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰiam³³⁻¹¹ iɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiam³³⁻²¹ iɔk̚³²/

Adjective

儉約

1. (literary) frugal; thrifty; economical
2. (literary) brief and concise

Synonyms

• (frugal):

• 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)
• 克己 (kèjǐ)
• 刻苦 (kèkǔ)
• 抾拾 (Hokkien)
• 樸素／朴素 (pǔsù)
• 省儉／省俭 (shěngjiǎn)
• 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)