誠懇

See also: 诚恳

Chinese

		honest; sincere; true	earnest
trad. (誠懇)		誠	懇
simp. (诚恳)		诚	恳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngkěn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄎㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ han²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̀n-khén

  (Meixian, Guangdong): sang² kên³

• Eastern Min (BUC): sìng-*kōng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sêng-khún / sêng-khín

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngkěn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄎㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngkěn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-kʻên³
    • Yale: chéng-kěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngkeen
    • Palladius: чэнкэнь (čɛnkɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ han²
    • Yale: sìhng hán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ han²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ hen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ hɐn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀n-khén
    • Hakka Romanization System: siinˇ ken`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sin² ken³
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹ kʰen³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: sang² kên³
    • Sinological IPA: /saŋ¹¹ kʰɛn³¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sìng-*kōng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ⁵³⁻³³ kʰouŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-khún
    • Tâi-lô: sîng-khún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengquon
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰun⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰun⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰun⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰun⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-khín
    • Tâi-lô: sîng-khín
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengqien
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰin⁵³/

Adjective

誠懇

1. honest; sincere

Synonyms

• 允 (Classical Chinese)
• 實在／实在
• 實誠／实诚 (shíchéng) (colloquial)
• 悃誠／悃诚 (kǔnchéng) (literary)
• 慥慥 (zàozào) (literary)
• 懇切／恳切 (kěnqiè)
• 殷切 (yīnqiè)
• 熱誠／热诚 (rèchéng)
• 真心 (zhēnxīn)
• 真摯／真挚 (zhēnzhì)
• 真誠／真诚 (zhēnchéng)
• 老實／老实 (lǎoshí)
• 虔心 (qiánxīn)
• 親切／亲切 (qīnqiè)
• 誠信／诚信 (chéngxìn)
• 誠實／诚实 (chéngshí)
• 誠心／诚心 (chéngxīn)
• 誠摯／诚挚 (chéngzhì)
• 諄諄／谆谆 (zhūnzhūn) (of teaching)
• 赤忱 (chìchén) (literary)
• 赤誠／赤诚 (chìchéng)