僅僅

See also: 仅仅

Chinese

		barely; only; merely	barely; only; merely
trad. (僅僅)		僅	僅
simp. (仅仅)		仅	仅
alternative forms		堇堇 廑廑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐnjǐn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan² gan²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kín-kín / kīn-kīn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): geng² geng²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐnjǐn [Phonetic: jínjǐn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐnjǐn
    • Wade–Giles: chin³-chin³
    • Yale: jǐn-jǐn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiinjiin
    • Palladius: цзиньцзинь (czinʹczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gan² gan²
    • Yale: gán gán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan² gan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen² gen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn³⁵ kɐn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kín-kín
    • Tâi-lô: kín-kín
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kynkien
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kin⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kīn-kīn
    • Tâi-lô: kīn-kīn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kixnkin
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kin²²⁻²¹ kin²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: geng² geng²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳ́ng kṳ́ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kɯŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

Adverb

僅僅

1. merely; only; just

Synonyms

• 一塌括子 (⁷iq-thaeq₇-khuaeq₇-tsy₃) (Suzhounese)
• 儷是／俪是 (nâ-sê) (Eastern Min)
• 則是／则是 (zéshì) (archaic)
• 只
• 只係／只系 (zi² hai⁶) (Cantonese)
• 只是 (zhǐshì)
• 單純／单纯 (dānchún)
• 孤啊 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 孤單／孤单 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 干焦 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 徒然 (túrán)

 

Derived terms

• 不僅僅／不仅仅