節制

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See also: 节制

Chinese

festival; section; segment
festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
 
system; to make; to manufacture
system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate
 
trad. (節制)
simp. (节制)

Pronunciation


Verb

節制

  1. to check; to be moderate in; to control; to limit; to abstain
    喝酒節制盡量 [MSC, trad.]
    喝酒节制尽量 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā hējiǔ yǒu jiézhì, bù jìnliàng.
    He drinks in moderation and doesn't reach his limit.
  2. to command (an army)

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Noun

節制

  1. temperance; self-control; moderation; abstinence
  2. (tarot) Temperance

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せつ > せっ
Grade: 4
せい
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
節制 (kyūjitai)

Noun

(せっ)(せい) (sessei

  1. temperance; self-control; moderation; abstinence
  2. (tarot) Temperance

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Verb

(せっ)(せい)する (sessei surusuru (stem (せっ)(せい) (sessei shi), past (せっ)(せい)した (sessei shita))

  1. to be moderate; to be temperate

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Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

節制 (jeolje) (hangeul 절제)

  1. hanja form? of 절제 (moderation; temperance; self-control)