嚴謹

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See also: 严谨

Chinese

		(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe	cautious
trad. (嚴謹)		嚴	謹
simp. (严谨)		严	谨
anagram		謹嚴／谨严

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yánjǐn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ gan²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngiàm-kiún
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): giâm-kín

(Teochew, Peng'im): ngiam⁵ geng²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yánjǐn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánjǐn
  - Wade–Giles: yen²-chin³
  - Yale: yán-jǐn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanjiin
  - Palladius: яньцзинь (janʹczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    嚴緊 / 严紧
    嚴謹 / 严谨
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jim⁴ gan²
  - Yale: yìhm gán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ gan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yim⁴ gen²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ kɐn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    嚴緊 / 严紧
    嚴謹 / 严谨
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàm-kiún
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiam^ˇ giun^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiam² giun³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯am¹¹ ki̯un³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-kín
  - Tâi-lô: giâm-kín
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giamkien
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² kin⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² kin⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiam¹³⁻²² kin⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ kin⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiam²³⁻³³ kin⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ngiam⁵ geng²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngiâm kṳ́ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kɯŋ⁵²/

Adjective

嚴謹

(of one's attitude) cautious; careful; meticulous; rigorous
(of the structure of literature, speech, etc.) rigorous; strict; compact

Synonyms

(cautious):

不苟 (bùgǒu) (formal)
仔細 / 仔细 (zǐxì)
嚴 / 严 (yán)
嚴肅 / 严肃 (yánsù)
墘角 (gièng-gáe̤k) (Eastern Min)
密切 (mìqiè)
審慎 / 审慎 (shěnshèn) (formal)
小心 (xiǎoxīn)
慎密 (shènmì)
慎重 (shènzhòng)
慘淡 / 惨淡 (cǎndàn)
板正 (bǎnzhèng)
正經 / 正经
當心 / 当心 (dāngxīn)
精心 (jīngxīn)
精細 / 精细 (jīngxì)
細心 / 细心 (xìxīn)
細膩 / 细腻 (xìnì) (Min)
認真 / 认真 (rènzhēn)
謹嚴 / 谨严 (jǐnyán)
謹慎 / 谨慎 (jǐnshèn)
較真 / 较真 (jiàozhēn) (colloquial)
過細 / 过细 (guòxì)
鞠躬 (jūgōng) (literary)

(rigorous): 嚴格／严格 (yángé)

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