謙恭

Chinese

		modest	respectful
trad. (謙恭)		謙	恭
simp. (谦恭)		谦	恭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiāngōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): him¹ gung¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khiam-kiong

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kiam¹ giong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiāngōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciangong
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-kung¹
    • Yale: chyān-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiangong
    • Palladius: цяньгун (cjanʹgun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: him¹ gung¹
    • Yale: hīm gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: him¹ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: him¹ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːm⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiam-kiong
    • Tâi-lô: khiam-kiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiamkiofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiam³³ kiɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kiam¹ giong¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khiam kiong
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiam³³⁻²³ kioŋ³³/

Adjective

謙恭

1. modest and respectful; humble and deferential

Synonyms

• 謙和／谦和 (qiānhé)

Derived terms

• 謙恭下士／谦恭下士
• 謙恭厚道／谦恭厚道