謙虛謹慎

Chinese

		humble; modest; unassuming humble; modest; unassuming; to make a modest remark; to speak modestly	cautious; careful; prudent cautious; careful; prudent; circumspect; wary
trad. (謙虛謹慎)		謙虛	謹慎
simp. (谦虚谨慎)		谦虚	谨慎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiānxūjǐnshèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄩ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄣˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiānxūjǐnshèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄩ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciansyujǐnshèn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-hsü¹-chin³-shên⁴
    • Yale: chyān-syū-jǐn-shèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianshiujiinshenn
    • Palladius: цяньсюйцзиньшэнь (cjanʹsjujczinʹšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵¹/

Idiom

謙虛謹慎

1. modest and prudent; humble and cautious

   • 將來我們國家富強了，我們一定還要堅持革命立場，還要謙虛謹慎，還要向人家學習，不要把尾巴翹起來。 [MSC, trad.]
     将来我们国家富强了，我们一定还要坚持革命立场，还要谦虚谨慎，还要向人家学习，不要把尾巴翘起来。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1956, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論十大關係》 (On the Ten Major Relationships), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Jiānglái wǒmen guójiā fùqiáng le, wǒmen yīdìng hái yào jiānchí gémìng lìchǎng, hái yào qiānxūjǐnshèn, hái yào xiàng rénjia xuéxí, bùyào bǎ wěiba qiào qǐlái. [Pinyin]

     Even when one day our country becomes strong and prosperous, we must still adhere to the revolutionary stand, remain modest and prudent, learn from other countries and not allow ourselves to become swollen with conceit.