謙讓

See also: 谦让

Chinese

		modest	to ask; to let; permit to ask; to let; permit; have (someone do something); to yield; to allow
trad. (謙讓)		謙	讓
simp. (谦让)		谦	让

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiānràng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢㄖㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): him¹ joeng⁶
Min Nan (POJ): khiam-niū / khiam-niō͘ / khiam-jiōng / khiam-liōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiānràng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢㄖㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianranq
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɛn⁵⁵ ʐɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: him¹ joeng⁶
  - Yale: hīm yeuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: him¹ joeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: him¹ yêng⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hiːm⁵⁵ jœ̽ːŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiam-niū
  - Tâi-lô: khiam-niū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiamniu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiam³³ niũ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiam-niō͘
  - Tâi-lô: khiam-niōo
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃²²/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiam-jiōng
  - Tâi-lô: khiam-jiōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiamjiong
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑiɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiam-liōng
  - Tâi-lô: khiam-liōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiamliong
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ³³/

Verb

謙讓

to modestly decline

Synonyms

退讓／退让 (tuìràng)

Adjective

謙讓

humble; modest; unassuming

Synonyms

虛心／虚心 (xūxīn)
課謙／课谦 (Min Nan)
謙卑／谦卑 (qiānbēi)

謙虛／谦虚 (qiānxū)
謙遜／谦逊 (qiānxùn)
顧謙／顾谦 (Min Nan)

Antonyms

驕傲／骄傲 (jiāo'ào)

Related terms

禮讓／礼让 (lǐràng)
忍讓／忍让 (rěnràng)

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