簡省

Chinese

		simple	comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province
trad. (簡省)		簡	省
simp. (简省)		简	省

Pronunciation

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• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎnshěng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄥˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kán-séng / kán-séⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnshěng [Phonetic: jiánshěng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnshěng
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-shêng³
    • Yale: jyǎn-shěng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeansheeng
    • Palladius: цзяньшэн (czjanʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán-séng
    • Tâi-lô: kán-síng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kafnseang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán-séⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kán-sénn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kafnsvea
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ̃⁵³/

Verb

簡省

1. to economize; to simplify

Adjective

簡省

1. (Southern Min) frugal; thrifty; economical

Synonyms

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• 仔細／仔细 (zǐxì) (Northeastern Mandarin)
• 做人家 (Wu)
• 儉／俭 (jiǎn) (Hsinchu & Taichung Hokkien)
• 儉樸／俭朴 (jiǎnpǔ) (thrifty and simple)
• 儉省／俭省 (jiǎnshěng)
• 儉約／俭约 (jiǎnyuē) (literary)
• 克己 (kèjǐ)
• 刻苦 (kèkǔ)
• 抾拾 (Hokkien)
• 樸素／朴素 (pǔsù)
• 省儉／省俭 (shěngjiǎn)
• 節儉／节俭 (jiéjiǎn)
• 節省／节省 (jiéshěng)
• 節約／节约 (jiéyuē)
• 粒積／粒积 (Hokkien)
• 𧺤儉／𧺤俭 (Hokkien)