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
Jin (Wiktionary): jieh⁴ jie²
Eastern Min (BUC): ciék-giêng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chiat-khiām / chiat-khiǎm

(Teochew, Peng'im): zoih⁴ kiam⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiéjiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiéjiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chieh²-chien³
  - Yale: jyé-jyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyejean
  - Palladius: цзецзянь (czeczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    節儉／节俭
    節減／节减
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zit³ gim⁶
  - Yale: jit gihm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ gim⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jid³ gim⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ kiːm²²/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jieh⁴ jie²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕiəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ t͡ɕie⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ciék-giêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sieʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ kiɛŋ²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-khiām
  - Tâi-lô: tsiat-khiām
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciatqiam
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiam³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kʰiam²²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiam²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-khiǎm
  - Tâi-lô: tsiat-khiǎm
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰiam²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zoih⁴ kiam⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsoih khiăm
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soiʔ²⁻⁴ kʰiam³⁵/

Adjective

節儉

frugal; thrifty; economical

Synonyms

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)
儉約／俭约 (jiǎnyuē) (literary)
克己 (kèjǐ)
刻苦 (kèkǔ)
抾拾 (Hokkien)
樸素／朴素 (pǔsù)
省儉／省俭 (shěngjiǎn)
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)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (節儉):

→ Japanese: 節(せっ)倹(けん) (sekken)
→ Korean: 절검(節儉) (jeolgeom)
→ Vietnamese: tiết kiệm (節儉)

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