從簡

Chinese

		from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried	simple
trad. (從簡)		從	簡
simp. (从简)		从	简

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cóngjiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁴ gaan²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: cóngjiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsorngjean
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cung⁴ gaan²
  - Yale: chùhng gáan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁴ gaan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: cung⁴ gan²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ käːn³⁵/

Verb

從簡

to conform to the principle of simplicity

Derived terms

一切從簡／一切从简 (yīqiècóngjiǎn)

省煩從簡／省烦从简

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