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兢兢業業. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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兢兢業業 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
Etymology
From the Book of Documents (《尚書·皐陶謨》):
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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兢
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業
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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No.
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6845
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14819
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Phonetic component
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兢
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業
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Rime group
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蒸
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盍
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Rime subdivision
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0
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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兢
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業
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Old Chinese
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/*kɯŋ/
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/*ŋab/
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Idiom
兢兢業業
- (ideophonic) cautious and conscientious; diligent and attentive
Derived terms