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Definition 2024

將就

將就

See also: 将就

Chinese

		a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
trad. (將就)		將	就
simp. (将就)		将	就

Verb

將就

to make do with; to accept reluctantly

Synonyms

湊合／凑合 (còuhe)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiāngjiù

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤㄐㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng¹ zau⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chiang-chiū / chiong-chiū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiāngjiù → jiāngjiu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤㄐㄧㄡˋ → ㄐㄧㄤㄐㄧㄡ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiang.jiow
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯oʊ̯²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng¹ zau⁶
  - Yale: jēung jauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng¹ dzau⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiang-chiū / chiong-chiū
  - Tâi-lô: tsiang-tsiū / tsiong-tsiū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciangciu, ciongciu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiu²²/, /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiu²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiaŋ³³ t͡ɕiu⁴¹/, /t͡ɕiɔŋ³³ t͡ɕiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiu²²/, /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiu³³/, /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiu³³/, /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiu³³/