肯綮

Chinese

		to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do sth) to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do sth); willing	embroidered banner
trad. (肯綮)		肯	綮
simp. #(肯綮)		肯	綮

Etymology

For the source of the figurative meaning, see the etymology of 切中肯綮 (qièzhòngkěnqìng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěnqìng, kěnqǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥˋ, ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² hing³, hang² hing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěnqìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěncìng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻên³-chʻing⁴
    • Yale: kěn-chìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keenchinq
    • Palladius: кэньцин (kɛnʹcin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (variant)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěnqǐng [Phonetic: kénqǐng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěncǐng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻên³-chʻing³
    • Yale: kěn-chǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keenchiing
    • Palladius: кэньцин (kɛnʹcin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi² hing³, hang² hing³
    • Yale: hói hing, háng hing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² hing³, hang² hing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi² hing³, heng² hing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ hɪŋ³³/, /hɐŋ³⁵ hɪŋ³³/

Noun

肯綮

1. (obsolete) place where muscle and bone link
2. (figurative) key point; crux

Synonyms

• (key point):

• 牛鼻子 (niúbízi) (figurative)
• 癥結／症结 (zhēngjié) (figurative)
• 要害 (yàohài)
• 關鍵／关键 (guānjiàn)
• 關鍵之處／关键之处 (guānjiàn zhī chù)

 

Derived terms

• 中肯

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (肯綮):

• → Japanese: 肯綮(こうけい) (kōkei)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
肯	綮
こう Grade: S	けい Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

肯(こう)綮(けい) • (kōkei) 

1. the essential point, the crucial point