謹小慎微

Chinese

cautious
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
cautious
tiny; minute; clandestine
tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
 
trad. (謹小慎微)
simp. (谨小慎微)

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jǐnxiǎoshènwēi, jǐnxiǎoshènwéi
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄨㄟ, ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄨㄟˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): gan2 siu2 san6 mei4

Idiom

謹小慎微

  1. overcautious; meticulous; punctilious