僅僅

See also: 仅仅

Chinese

		barely; only; merely	barely; only; merely
trad. (僅僅)		僅	僅
simp. (仅仅)		仅	仅
alternative forms		堇堇廑廑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jǐnjǐn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gan² gan²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kín-kín / kīn-kīn

(Teochew, Peng'im): geng² geng²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jǐnjǐn [Phonetic: jínjǐn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jǐnjǐn
  - Wade–Giles: chin³-chin³
  - Yale: jǐn-jǐn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiinjiin
  - Palladius: цзиньцзинь (czinʹczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gan² gan²
  - Yale: gán gán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gan² gan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gen² gen²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn³⁵ kɐn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    僅僅 / 仅仅
    緊緊 / 紧紧
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kín-kín
  - Tâi-lô: kín-kín
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kynkien
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kin⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kīn-kīn
  - Tâi-lô: kīn-kīn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kixnkin
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kin²²⁻²¹ kin²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: geng² geng²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳ́ng kṳ́ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kɯŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

Adverb

僅僅

merely; only; just

Synonyms

一塌括子 (⁷iq-thaeq₇-khuaeq₇-tsy₃) (Suzhounese)
儷是 / 俪是 (nâ-sê) (Eastern Min)
則是 / 则是 (zéshì) (archaic)
只
只係 / 只系 (zi² hai⁶) (Cantonese)
只是 (zhǐshì)
單純 / 单纯 (dānchún)
孤 (Hokkien)
孤啊 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
孤單 / 孤单 (Hokkien, Teochew)
干焦 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
徒然 (túrán)
清 (cêng¹) (Teochew)

Derived terms

不僅僅 / 不仅仅