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
Min Nan (POJ): chiat-khiǎm / chiat-khiām

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: jiéjiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyejean
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    節儉／节俭
    節減／节减
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zit³ gim⁶
  - Yale: jit gihm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ gim⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jid³ gim⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ kiːm²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-khiǎm
  - Tâi-lô: tsiat-khiǎm
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰiam²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-khiām
  - Tâi-lô: tsiat-khiām
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciatqiam
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kʰiam²²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiam²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiam³³/

Adjective

節儉

frugal; thrifty; economical

Synonyms

𧺤儉／𧺤俭 (Min Nan)
儉樸／俭朴 (jiǎnpǔ) (thrifty and simple)
儉省／俭省 (jiǎnshěng)
儉約／俭约 (jiǎnyuē)

樸素／朴素 (pǔsù)
節省／节省 (jiéshěng)
節約／节约 (jiéyuē)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (節儉):

→ Korean: 절검 (節儉, jeolgeom)
→ Vietnamese: tiết kiệm (節儉)

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