勤懇

See also: 勤恳

Chinese

		diligent; frequent	earnest
trad. (勤懇)		勤	懇
simp. (勤恳)		勤	恳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qínkěn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kan⁴ han²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khûn-khún / khîn-khún

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qínkěn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cínkěn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin²-kʻên³
    • Yale: chín-kěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chynkeen
    • Palladius: цинькэнь (cinʹkɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kan⁴ han²
    • Yale: kàhn hán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kan⁴ han²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ken⁴ hen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐn²¹ hɐn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khûn-khún
    • Tâi-lô: khûn-khún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qunquon
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰun²⁴⁻²² kʰun⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰun²⁴⁻²² kʰun⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khîn-khún
    • Tâi-lô: khîn-khún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qinquon
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰin¹³⁻²² kʰun⁵³/

Adjective

勤懇

1. diligent and conscientious

Synonyms

• 亹亹 (wěiwěi) (literary)
• 刻苦 (kèkǔ)
• 力落 (lag⁸ loh⁸) (Teochew)
• 努力 (nǔlì)
• 勤力 (qínlì) (literary or Cantonese)
• 勤勉 (qínmiǎn)
• 勤勞／勤劳 (qínláo)
• 勤奮／勤奋 (qínfèn)
• 勤快 (qínkuài) (informal)
• 勤謹／勤谨 (Dungan)
• 堅苦／坚苦 (jiānkǔ) (hardworking and persevering)
• 巴劫 (bājié) (literary)
• 巴巴結結／巴巴结结 (bāba-jiējiē) (regional)
• 急計／急计 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 用功 (yònggōng)
• 發狠／发狠 (fa³ hen⁶) (Xiang)
• 耐勞／耐劳 (nàiláo)
• 骨力 (Hokkien, Puxian Min)

 

Derived terms

• 勤勤懇懇／勤勤恳恳 (qínqínkěnkěn)