汲汲
Chinese
| draw water from well | draw water from well | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (汲汲) | 汲 | 汲 | |
| simp. #(汲汲) | 汲 | 汲 | |
Pronunciation
Adjective
汲汲
- (ideophonic, literary) eager (for); intent (on); hurried
- 其往送也，望望然，汲汲然，如有追而弗及也。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Qí wǎng sòng yě, wàngwàng rán, jíjí rán, rú yǒu zhuī ér fú jí yě. [Pinyin]
- When (the mourners) went, accompanying the coffin (to the grave), they looked forward, with an expression of eagerness, as if they were following some one, and unable to get up to him.
- (ideophonic, literary) anxious; uneasy; worried
- (ideophonic, literary) deferential; cautious
- (ideophonic, literary) Alternative form of 岌岌 (jíjí, “perilous; precarious”)
Derived terms
- 不汲汲於富貴／不汲汲于富贵
- 汲汲於富貴／汲汲于富贵
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 汲 | 汲 |
| きゅう Jinmeiyō |
きゅう Jinmeiyō |
| on’yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 汲汲 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 汲汲, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
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