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

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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)