矜持
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jinchíh
- Wade–Giles: chin1-chʻih2
- Yale: jīn-chŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinchyr
- Palladius: цзиньчи (czinʹči)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ging1 ci4
- Yale: gīng chìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ging1 tsi4
- Guangdong Romanization: ging1 qi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
矜持
- solemn; grave
- (usually of young girls) reserved; restrained; modest; undemonstrative; shy; diffident
Synonyms
- (solemn):
- (reserved):
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “reserved”):
Derived terms
- 矜持不苟 (jīnchíbùgǒu)
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