"謙遜" meaning in Chinese

See 謙遜 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /hiːm⁵⁵ sɵn³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ sun²¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /kʰiam³³ sun⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ sun¹¹/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² sun²²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵¹/, /hiːm⁵⁵ sɵn³³/, /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ sun²¹/, /kʰiam³³ sun⁴¹/, /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ sun¹¹/, /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² sun²²/ Chinese transliterations: qiānxùn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], him¹ seon³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], khiam-sùn, khiam-sūn, qiānxùn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ciansyùn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻien¹-hsün⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chyān-syùn [Mandarin, Yale], chianshiunn [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цяньсюнь [Mandarin, Palladius], cjanʹsjunʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], hīm seun [Cantonese, Yale], him¹ soen³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], him¹ sên³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], khiam-sùn [Hokkien, POJ], khiam-sùn [Hokkien, Tai-lo], qiamsuxn [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], khiam-sūn [Hokkien, POJ], khiam-sūn [Hokkien, Tai-lo], qiamsun [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 谦逊
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 謙遜
  1. humble; modest; unassuming Derived forms: 謙遜下士, 谦逊下士
    Sense id: en-謙遜-zh-adj-RJRyw1Go Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Synonyms: 徛裡 (alt: kiê-*diē) [Eastern, Min], 徛里 (alt: kiê-*diē) [Eastern, Min], 自謙 (zìqiān), 自谦 (zìqiān), 虛心 (xūxīn), 虚心 (xūxīn), 課謙 [Hokkien], 课谦 [Hokkien], 謙卑 (qiānbēi), 谦卑 (qiānbēi), 謙抑 (qiānyì) [literary], 谦抑 (qiānyì) [literary], 謙沖 (qiānchōng) [literary], 谦冲 (qiānchōng) [literary], 謙虛 (qiānxū), 谦虚 (qiānxū), 謙讓 (qiānràng), 谦让 (qiānràng), 顧謙 [Hokkien], 顾谦 [Hokkien]
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "jiāo'ào",
      "word": "驕傲"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiāo'ào",
      "word": "骄傲"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "谦逊",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "謙遜",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "謙遜下士"
        },
        {
          "word": "谦逊下士"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "humble; modest; unassuming"
      ],
      "id": "en-謙遜-zh-adj-RJRyw1Go",
      "links": [
        [
          "humble",
          "humble"
        ],
        [
          "modest",
          "modest"
        ],
        [
          "unassuming",
          "unassuming"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "kiê-*diē",
          "tags": [
            "Eastern",
            "Min"
          ],
          "word": "徛裡"
        },
        {
          "alt": "kiê-*diē",
          "tags": [
            "Eastern",
            "Min"
          ],
          "word": "徛里"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zìqiān",
          "word": "自謙"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zìqiān",
          "word": "自谦"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xūxīn",
          "word": "虛心"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xūxīn",
          "word": "虚心"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "課謙"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "课谦"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qiānbēi",
          "word": "謙卑"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qiānbēi",
          "word": "谦卑"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qiānyì",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "謙抑"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qiānyì",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "谦抑"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qiānchōng",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "謙沖"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qiānchōng",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "谦冲"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qiānxū",
          "word": "謙虛"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qiānxū",
          "word": "谦虚"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qiānràng",
          "word": "謙讓"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qiānràng",
          "word": "谦让"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "顧謙"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "顾谦"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiānxùn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄣˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "him¹ seon³"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "khiam-sùn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "khiam-sūn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiānxùn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciansyùn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻien¹-hsün⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyān-syùn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chianshiunn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цяньсюнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjanʹsjunʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hīm seun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "him¹ soen³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "him¹ sên³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiːm⁵⁵ sɵn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khiam-sùn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khiam-sùn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiamsuxn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ sun²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam³³ sun⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ sun¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khiam-sūn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khiam-sūn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiamsun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² sun²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiːm⁵⁵ sɵn³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ sun²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam³³ sun⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ sun¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² sun²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "謙遜"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "jiāo'ào",
      "word": "驕傲"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiāo'ào",
      "word": "骄傲"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "謙遜下士"
    },
    {
      "word": "谦逊下士"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "谦逊",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Advanced Mandarin",
        "Cantonese adjectives",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese adjectives",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 謙",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 遜",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien adjectives",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Mandarin adjectives",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with audio pronunciation",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "humble; modest; unassuming"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humble",
          "humble"
        ],
        [
          "modest",
          "modest"
        ],
        [
          "unassuming",
          "unassuming"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiānxùn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄣˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "him¹ seon³"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "khiam-sùn"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "khiam-sūn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiānxùn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciansyùn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻien¹-hsün⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyān-syùn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chianshiunn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цяньсюнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjanʹsjunʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hīm seun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "him¹ soen³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "him¹ sên³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiːm⁵⁵ sɵn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khiam-sùn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khiam-sùn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiamsuxn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ sun²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam³³ sun⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ sun¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khiam-sūn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khiam-sūn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiamsun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² sun²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiːm⁵⁵ sɵn³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ sun²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam³³ sun⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ sun¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² sun²²/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "kiê-*diē",
      "tags": [
        "Eastern",
        "Min"
      ],
      "word": "徛裡"
    },
    {
      "alt": "kiê-*diē",
      "tags": [
        "Eastern",
        "Min"
      ],
      "word": "徛里"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zìqiān",
      "word": "自謙"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zìqiān",
      "word": "自谦"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xūxīn",
      "word": "虛心"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xūxīn",
      "word": "虚心"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "課謙"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "课谦"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiānbēi",
      "word": "謙卑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiānbēi",
      "word": "谦卑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiānyì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "謙抑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiānyì",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "谦抑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiānchōng",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "謙沖"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiānchōng",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "谦冲"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiānxū",
      "word": "謙虛"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiānxū",
      "word": "谦虚"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiānràng",
      "word": "謙讓"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiānràng",
      "word": "谦让"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "顧謙"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "顾谦"
    }
  ],
  "word": "謙遜"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.