拘謹

See also: 拘谨

Chinese

		adhere; capture; restrain	cautious
trad. (拘謹)		拘	謹
simp. (拘谨)		拘	谨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jūjǐn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄐㄧㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): keoi¹ gan²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kî-kiún
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ku-kín / khi-kín / khu-kín

(Teochew, Peng'im): ku¹ geng²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jūjǐn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄐㄧㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyujǐn
  - Wade–Giles: chü¹-chin³
  - Yale: jyū-jǐn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiujiin
  - Palladius: цзюйцзинь (czjujczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: keoi¹ gan²
  - Yale: kēui gán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: koey¹ gan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kêu¹ gen²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ kɐn³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-kiún
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi^ˊ giun^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ giun³
  - Sinological IPA: /ki²⁴ ki̯un³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ku-kín
  - Tâi-lô: ku-kín
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ku'kien
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ku⁴⁴⁻²² kin⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ku³³ kin⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khi-kín
  - Tâi-lô: khi-kín
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qi'kien
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁴⁴⁻²² kin⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khu-kín
  - Tâi-lô: khu-kín
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qu'kien
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ kin⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ kin⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ku¹ geng²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khu kṳ́ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu³³⁻²³ kɯŋ⁵²/

Adjective

拘謹

reserved; overcautious

Synonyms

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侷促 (júcù)
拘束 (jūshù)
矜持 (jīnchí)

Antonyms

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瀟灑 / 潇洒 (xiāosǎ)
灑脫 / 洒脱 (sǎtuō)
自在
超逸 (chāoyì)