將就

See also: 将就

Chinese

		a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
trad. (將就)		將	就
simp. (将就)		将	就

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jiāngjiù

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤㄐㄧㄡˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jiang¹ jiu⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng¹ zau⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chiông-chhiu
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiong-chiū / chiang-chiū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiāngjiù → jiāngjiu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤㄐㄧㄡˋ → ㄐㄧㄤ ˙ㄐㄧㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiangjio̊u
  - Wade–Giles: chiang¹-chiu⁵
  - Yale: jyāng-jyou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiang.jiow
  - Palladius: цзянцзю (czjanczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯oʊ̯²/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: jiang¹ jiu⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gianggiu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiaŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiəu²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng¹ zau⁶
  - Yale: jēung jauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng¹ dzau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng¹ zeo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiông-chhiu
  - Hakka Romanization System: jiong^ˊ qiu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jiong¹ qiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi̯u⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiong-chiū
  - Tâi-lô: tsiong-tsiū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciongciu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔŋ³³ t͡siu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiang-chiū
  - Tâi-lô: tsiang-tsiū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciangciu
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu²²/

Verb

將就

to make do with; to accept reluctantly
不將就／不将就 ― bù jiāngjiu ― unwilling to compromise

Synonyms

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勉強 / 勉强
好賴 / 好赖 (hǎolài)
委曲 (wěiqū)
湊合 / 凑合 (colloquial)
糊弄 (hùnong) (colloquial)