貞節

See also: 贞节

Chinese

		chaste	festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
trad. (貞節)		貞	節
simp. (贞节)		贞	节

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēnjié

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ zit³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-chiet
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cheng-chiat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnjié
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhenjié
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-chieh²
    • Yale: jēn-jyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenjye
    • Palladius: чжэньцзе (čžɛnʹcze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing¹ zit³
    • Yale: jīng jit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ dzit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ jid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-chiet
    • Hakka Romanization System: ziin^ˊ jied^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zin¹ jiad⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴ t͡si̯et̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-chiat
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-tsiat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengciad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ³³ t͡siɛt̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/

Noun

貞節

1. moral integrity; purity and chastity of one's conduct
2. virginity of a woman; chastity

Synonyms

• (moral integrity): 貞操／贞操 (zhēncāo)
• (virginity of a woman): (literary, figurative) 身己 (shēnjǐ), 貞操／贞操 (zhēncāo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (貞節):

• → Japanese: 貞節(ていせつ) (teisetsu)
• → Korean: 정절(貞節) (jeongjeol)
• → Vietnamese: trinh tiết (貞節)