從簡

Chinese

		from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried	simple
trad. (從簡)		從	簡
simp. (从简)		从	简

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cóngjiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁴ gaan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cóngjiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cóngjiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻung²-chien³
    • Yale: tsúng-jyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsorngjean
    • Palladius: цунцзянь (cunczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung⁴ gaan²
    • Yale: chùhng gáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁴ gaan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung⁴ gan²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ kaːn³⁵/

Verb

從簡

1. to conform to the principle of simplicity

Derived terms

• 一切從簡／一切从简 (yīqiècóngjiǎn)
• 省煩從簡／省烦从简