肯綮

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Chinese

		to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do something) to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do something); 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

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
  - 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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    懇請／恳请
    肯綮
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

(obsolete) place where muscle and bone link
(literary, figurative) key point; crux

Synonyms

(key point):

支點／支点 (zhīdiǎn) (figurative)
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

切中肯綮 (qièzhòngkěnqìng)

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 Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

肯(こう)綮(けい) • (kōkei)

the essential point, the crucial point

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