精進

See also: 精进

Chinese

		energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient	advance; enter; to come in
trad. (精進)		精	進
simp. (精进)		精	进

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngjìn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄐㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ zeon³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngjìn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄐㄧㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingjìn
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-chin⁴
  - Yale: jīng-jìn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingjinn
  - Palladius: цзинцзинь (czinczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ zeon³
  - Yale: jīng jeun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ dzoen³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ zên³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵn³³/

Verb

精進

to forge ahead vigorously; to dedicate oneself to progress

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (精進):

→ Japanese: 精進(しょうじん) (shōjin)
→ Korean: 정진(精進) (jeongjin)
→ Vietnamese: tinh tấn (精進)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
精	進
しょう Grade: 5	しん > じん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

精(しょう)進(じん) • (shōjin)

devotion; diligence

Derived terms

精進料理(しょうじんりょうり) (shōjin ryōri)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
精	進

Noun

精進

chữ Hán form of tinh tấn (“viriya”)