"兢" meaning in Chinese

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Character

IPA: /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kɪŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /kiɪŋ³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/, /kɪŋ⁵⁵/, /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/, /kiɪŋ³³/, /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/, /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/, /kiɪŋ⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: jīng [Mandarin, Pinyin], jing¹ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ging¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], keng, jīng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jing [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ching¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jīng [Mandarin, Yale], jing [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзин [Mandarin, Palladius], czin [Mandarin, Palladius], gīng [Cantonese, Yale], ging¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ging¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], keng [Hokkien, POJ], king [Hokkien, Tai-lo], kefng [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], king [Middle-Chinese], /*k(r)əŋ/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*kɯŋ/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: Possibly the vocalic variant of 驚 (OC *kreŋ, “to be afraid; to alarm”) (Schuessler, 2007). Cognate with 謹 (OC *kɯnʔ, “to be careful; to be attentive”). Etymology templates: {{och-l|驚|to be afraid; to alarm}} 驚 (OC *kreŋ, “to be afraid; to alarm”), {{zh-ref|Schuessler, 2007}} Schuessler, 2007, {{och-l|謹|to be careful; to be attentive}} 謹 (OC *kɯnʔ, “to be careful; to be attentive”) Head templates: {{head|zh|hanzi}} 兢
  1. (ideophonic) fearful; cautious Tags: ideophonic
    Sense id: en-兢-zh-character-Z30Lp1eB Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: 兢兢, 兢兢乾乾, 兢兢干干, 兢兢以強, 兢兢以强, 兢兢戰戰, 兢兢战战, 兢兢業業 (jīngjīngyèyè), 兢兢业业 (jīngjīngyèyè), 兢兢翼翼, 兢慎, 兢業戰兢兢, 兢业战兢兢, 凌兢, 戰兢, 战兢, 戰兢兢, 战兢兢, 戰戰兢兢 (zhànzhànjīngjīng), 战战兢兢 (zhànzhànjīngjīng), 朝兢夕惕, 業業兢兢, 业业兢兢

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "驚",
        "2": "to be afraid; to alarm"
      },
      "expansion": "驚 (OC *kreŋ, “to be afraid; to alarm”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Schuessler, 2007"
      },
      "expansion": "Schuessler, 2007",
      "name": "zh-ref"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "謹",
        "2": "to be careful; to be attentive"
      },
      "expansion": "謹 (OC *kɯnʔ, “to be careful; to be attentive”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly the vocalic variant of 驚 (OC *kreŋ, “to be afraid; to alarm”) (Schuessler, 2007). Cognate with 謹 (OC *kɯnʔ, “to be careful; to be attentive”).",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "hanzi"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "character",
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "兢兢"
        },
        {
          "word": "兢兢乾乾"
        },
        {
          "word": "兢兢干干"
        },
        {
          "word": "兢兢以強"
        },
        {
          "word": "兢兢以强"
        },
        {
          "word": "兢兢戰戰"
        },
        {
          "word": "兢兢战战"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jīngjīngyèyè",
          "word": "兢兢業業"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jīngjīngyèyè",
          "word": "兢兢业业"
        },
        {
          "word": "兢兢翼翼"
        },
        {
          "word": "兢慎"
        },
        {
          "word": "兢業戰兢兢"
        },
        {
          "word": "兢业战兢兢"
        },
        {
          "word": "凌兢"
        },
        {
          "word": "戰兢"
        },
        {
          "word": "战兢"
        },
        {
          "word": "戰兢兢"
        },
        {
          "word": "战兢兢"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhànzhànjīngjīng",
          "word": "戰戰兢兢"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhànzhànjīngjīng",
          "word": "战战兢兢"
        },
        {
          "word": "朝兢夕惕"
        },
        {
          "word": "業業兢兢"
        },
        {
          "word": "业业兢兢"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fearful; cautious"
      ],
      "id": "en-兢-zh-character-Z30Lp1eB",
      "links": [
        [
          "fearful",
          "fearful"
        ],
        [
          "cautious",
          "cautious"
        ]
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        "(ideophonic) fearful; cautious"
      ],
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        "ideophonic"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jing¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ging¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "keng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jing"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ching¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jing"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ging¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ging¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɪŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "keng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "king"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kefng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "king"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*k(r)əŋ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*kɯŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɪŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*k(r)əŋ/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*kɯŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "兢"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "兢兢"
    },
    {
      "word": "兢兢乾乾"
    },
    {
      "word": "兢兢干干"
    },
    {
      "word": "兢兢以強"
    },
    {
      "word": "兢兢以强"
    },
    {
      "word": "兢兢戰戰"
    },
    {
      "word": "兢兢战战"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jīngjīngyèyè",
      "word": "兢兢業業"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jīngjīngyèyè",
      "word": "兢兢业业"
    },
    {
      "word": "兢兢翼翼"
    },
    {
      "word": "兢慎"
    },
    {
      "word": "兢業戰兢兢"
    },
    {
      "word": "兢业战兢兢"
    },
    {
      "word": "凌兢"
    },
    {
      "word": "戰兢"
    },
    {
      "word": "战兢"
    },
    {
      "word": "戰兢兢"
    },
    {
      "word": "战兢兢"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhànzhànjīngjīng",
      "word": "戰戰兢兢"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhànzhànjīngjīng",
      "word": "战战兢兢"
    },
    {
      "word": "朝兢夕惕"
    },
    {
      "word": "業業兢兢"
    },
    {
      "word": "业业兢兢"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "驚",
        "2": "to be afraid; to alarm"
      },
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      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Schuessler, 2007"
      },
      "expansion": "Schuessler, 2007",
      "name": "zh-ref"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "謹",
        "2": "to be careful; to be attentive"
      },
      "expansion": "謹 (OC *kɯnʔ, “to be careful; to be attentive”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly the vocalic variant of 驚 (OC *kreŋ, “to be afraid; to alarm”) (Schuessler, 2007). Cognate with 謹 (OC *kɯnʔ, “to be careful; to be attentive”).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "hanzi"
      },
      "expansion": "兢",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
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        "Cantonese adjectives",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese Han characters",
        "Chinese adjectives",
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien adjectives",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Mandarin adjectives",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Middle Chinese lemmas",
        "Old Chinese lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fearful; cautious"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fearful",
          "fearful"
        ],
        [
          "cautious",
          "cautious"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ideophonic) fearful; cautious"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ideophonic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jing¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ging¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "keng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jing"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ching¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jing"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ging¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ging¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɪŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "keng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "king"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kefng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "king"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*k(r)əŋ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*kɯŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɪŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*k(r)əŋ/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*kɯŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "兢"
}
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  "path": [
    "兢"
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  "title": "兢",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: 'Southern Min'",
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    "兢"
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  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "兢",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: 'Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ)'",
  "path": [
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  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Chinese)⁺'",
  "path": [
    "兢"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "兢",
  "trace": ""
}

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