𧺤儉

See also: 𧺤俭

Chinese

			frugal; to be in need
trad. (𧺤儉)		𧺤	儉
simp. (𧺤俭)		𧺤	俭
alternative forms		虯儉／虬俭 𩚨儉／𩚨俭 (khiū-khiām)

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiû-khiām / khiû-khiǎm / khiū-khiām

---

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan, Yilan, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiû-khiām
    • Tâi-lô: khiû-khiām
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiu'qiam
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiu¹³⁻²² kʰiam²²/
    • IPA (Tainan, Yilan): /kʰiu²⁴⁻³³ kʰiam³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰiu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiu²⁴⁻²² kʰiam²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiu²³⁻³³ kʰiam³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiû-khiǎm
    • Tâi-lô: khiû-khiǎm
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiu²⁴⁻²² kʰiam²²/
    • IPA (Lukang): /kʰiu²⁴⁻²² kʰiam³³/
  • (Hokkien: Kinmen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiū-khiām
    • Tâi-lô: khiū-khiām
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiuxqiam
    • IPA (Kinmen): /kʰiu²²⁻¹² kʰiam²²/

Adjective

𧺤儉

1. (Southern Min) thrifty; frugal

Synonyms

• 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)
• 簡省／简省 (Hokkien)
• 粒積／粒积 (Hokkien)