精進

See also: 精进

Chinese

		energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient	advance; enter; to come in
trad. (精進)		精	進
simp. (精进)		精	进

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngjìn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄐㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ zeon³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīngjìn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄐㄧㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingjinn
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ zeon³
  - Yale: jīng jeun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ dzoen³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ zên³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡ʃɵn³³/

Verb

精進

to forge ahead vigorously; to dedicate oneself to progress

Japanese

Kanji in this term
精	進
しょう Grade: 5	しん > じん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 精 (shō, “essense”) +‎ 進 (jin, “advance, make progress, enter”): 'to make effort, unlimitedly'.

Noun

精進 (hiragana しょうじん, rōmaji shōjin)

devotion; diligence

Derived terms

精 (しょう)進 (じん)料 (りょう)理 (り) (shōjinryōri): Buddhist temple cuisine

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