謹小慎微

Chinese

		cautious	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	cautious	tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
trad. (謹小慎微)		謹	小	慎	微
simp. (谨小慎微)		谨	小	慎	微

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐnxiǎoshènwēi, jǐnxiǎoshènwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄨㄟ, ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan² siu² san⁶ mei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐnxiǎoshènwēi [Phonetic: jínxiǎoshènwēi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐnsiǎoshènwei
    • Wade–Giles: chin³-hsiao³-shên⁴-wei¹
    • Yale: jǐn-syǎu-shèn-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiinsheaushennuei
    • Palladius: цзиньсяошэньвэй (czinʹsjaošɛnʹvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐnxiǎoshènwéi [Phonetic: jínxiǎoshènwéi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐnsiǎoshènwéi
    • Wade–Giles: chin³-hsiao³-shên⁴-wei²
    • Yale: jǐn-syǎu-shèn-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiinsheaushennwei
    • Palladius: цзиньсяошэньвэй (czinʹsjaošɛnʹvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gan² siu² san⁶ mei⁴
    • Yale: gán síu sahn mèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan² siu² san⁶ mei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen² xiu² sen⁶ méi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn³⁵ siːu̯³⁵ sɐn²² mei̯²¹/

Idiom

謹小慎微

1. overcautious; meticulous; punctilious