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儉約

儉約

See also: 俭约

Chinese

		frugal; to be in need	appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
trad. (儉約)		儉	約
simp. (俭约)		俭	约

Adjective

儉約

(literary) sparing; economical

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiǎnyuē

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝ
Min Nan (POJ): khiām-iok

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jiǎnyuē
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaniue
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯œ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    儉約／俭约
    簡約／简约
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiām-iok
  - Tâi-lô: khiām-iok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiaxm'iog
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiam⁴¹⁻²² iɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰiam³³⁻¹¹ iɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiam³³⁻²¹ iɔk̚³²/