節制

See also: 节制

Chinese

		festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate	system; to make; to manufacture system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate
trad. (節制)		節	制
simp. (节制)		节	制

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiézhì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ zai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chiet-chṳ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chiat-chè / chiat-chì

(Teochew, Peng'im): zag⁴ zi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiézhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiéjhìh
  - Wade–Giles: chieh²-chih⁴
  - Yale: jyé-jr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyejyh
  - Palladius: цзечжи (czečži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    節制 / 节制
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zit³ zai³
  - Yale: jit jai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ dzai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jid³ zei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ t͡sɐi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiet-chṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: jied^ˋ zii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jiad⁵ zi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯et̚² t͡sɨ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-chè
  - Tâi-lô: tsiat-tsè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciatzex
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡se¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡se²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡se⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-chì
  - Tâi-lô: tsiat-tsì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciatcix
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ t͡si²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zag⁴ zi³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsak tsì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sak̚²⁻⁴ t͡si²¹³/

Verb

節制

to check; to be moderate in; to control; to limit; to abstain
他喝酒有節制，不盡量。 [MSC, trad.]
他喝酒有节制，不尽量。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā hējiǔ yǒu jiézhì, bù jìnliàng. [Pinyin]
He drinks in moderation and doesn't reach his limit.
to command (an army)
- 大司馬一人，居中，節制諸軍。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  大司马一人，居中，节制诸军。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: Du You, Tongdian, 766 – 801 CE
  Dàsīmǎ yīrén, jūzhōng, jiézhì zhū jūn. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 你等既受他節制，常在他洞下，可知他是那裡妖精，叫做甚麼名字？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  你等既受他节制，常在他洞下，可知他是那里妖精，叫做什么名字？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE
  Nǐděng jì shòu tā jiézhì, cháng zài tā dòng xià, kězhī tā shì nǎlǐ yāojīng, jiào zuò shénme míngzi? [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 陸幹老（陸榮廷，字幹卿）曾派陳毅伯為代表到桂平傳達意旨，撥韓彩鳳、陸福祥兩部歸我節制，任我為前敵總指揮，令我去收復梧州；並言季寬（指黃紹竑）叛我投敵，亦亟應討伐懲戒，以肅軍紀而儆效尤。 [MSC, trad.]
  陆干老（陆荣廷，字干卿）曾派陈毅伯为代表到桂平传达意旨，拨韩彩凤、陆福祥两部归我节制，任我为前敌总指挥，令我去收复梧州；并言季宽（指黄绍竑）叛我投敌，亦亟应讨伐惩戒，以肃军纪而儆效尤。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2015, 黃旭初, 《黃旭初回憶錄：李宗仁、白崇禧與蔣介石的離合》, page 386
  Lù Gàn lǎo (Lù Róngtíng, zì Gànqīng) céng pài Chén Yìbó wéi dàibiǎo dào Guìpíng chuándá yìzhǐ, bō Hán Cǎifèng, Lù Fúxiáng liǎng bù guī wǒ jiézhì, rèn wǒ wéi qiándí zǒng zhǐhuī, lìng wǒ qù shōufù Wúzhōu; bìng yán Jìkuān (zhǐ Huáng Shàohóng) pàn wǒ tóudí, yì jí yīng tǎofá chéngjiè, yǐ sù jūnjì ér jǐng xiàoyóu. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

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主宰 (zhǔzǎi)
主張 / 主张 (zhǔzhāng) (archaic)
克制 (kèzhì)
克治 (kèzhì) (literary)
制壓 / 制压 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
制禦 / 制御 (zhìyù) (literary)
制約 / 制约 (zhìyuē)
君 (jūn) (literary)
執掌 / 执掌 (zhízhǎng)
壓制 / 压制 (yāzhì)
壓抑 / 压抑 (yāyì)
局 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
局限 (júxiàn)
左右 (zuǒyòu)
把
抑制 (yìzhì)
把持 (bǎchí)
把控 (bǎkòng)
把攬 / 把揽 (bǎlǎn)
抵制 (dǐzhì)
拘束 (jūshù)
按 (àn)
按捺 (ànnà) (usually in the negative)
控 (literary, or in compounds)
控制 (kòngzhì)
掌控 (zhǎngkòng)
掌握 (zhǎngwò)
提控 (tíkòng) (literary)
撥弄 / 拨弄 (bōnòng)
撙節 / 撙节 (zǔnjié)
操控 (cāokòng)
操縱 / 操纵 (cāozòng)
擺佈 / 摆布 (bǎibù)
擺治 / 摆治 (bǎizhì) (regional)
支配 (zhīpèi)
收斂 / 收敛 (shōuliǎn)
束 (literary, or in compounds)
束縛 / 束缚 (shùfù)
柄 (literary, or in compounds)
框 (kuàng)
禁錮 / 禁锢 (jìngù) (figurative)
積壓 / 积压 (jīyā) (figurative)
節撙 / 节撙 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
管制 (guǎnzhì)
管束 (guǎnshù)
約束 / 约束 (yuēshù)
統御 / 统御 (tǒngyù) (literary)
統治 / 统治 (tǒngzhì)
羈束 / 羁束 (jīshù) (literary)
裁 (cái) (literary, or in compounds)
遏抑 (èyì) (literary)
鎮 / 镇 (zhèn)
限 (xiàn)
限乏 (Xiamen Hokkien)
限制 (xiànzhì)
駕 / 驾 (jià)
駕馭 / 驾驭 (jiàyù) (figurative)

Noun

節制

temperance; self-control; moderation; abstinence
(tarot) Temperance

Japanese

Kanji in this term
節	制
せつ > せっ Grade: 4	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
節制 (kyūjitai)

Noun

節(せっ)制(せい) • (sessei)

temperance; self-control; moderation; abstinence
(tarot) Temperance

Synonyms

適度(てきど) (tekido): moderation
節酒(せっしゅ) (sesshu): sobriety
禁酒(きんしゅ) (kinshu): prohibition, abstinence from alcohol; temperance
摂生(せっせい) (sessei): moderation in one's diet

Antonyms

暴食(ぼうしょく) (bōshoku): gluttony

Coordinate terms

(virtue): 純潔(じゅんけつ) (junketsu, “chastity”), 慈善(じぜん) (jizen, “charity”), 精励(せいれい) (seirei, “diligence”), 忍耐(にんたい) (nintai, “patience”), 親切(しんせつ) (shinsetsu, “kindness”), 謙遜(けんそん) (kenson, “humility”)

Verb

節(せっ)制(せい)する • (sessei suru) suru (stem 節(せっ)制(せい)し (sessei shi), past 節(せっ)制(せい)した (sessei shita))

to be moderate; to be temperate

Conjugation

Conjugation of "節制する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	節制し	せっせいし	sessei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	節制し	せっせいし	sessei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	節制する	せっせいする	sessei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	節制する	せっせいする	sessei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	節制すれ	せっせいすれ	sessei sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	節制せよ¹ 節制しろ²	せっせいせよ¹ せっせいしろ²	sessei seyo¹ sessei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	節制される	せっせいされる	sessei sareru
Causative	節制させる節制さす	せっせいさせるせっせいさす	sessei saseru sessei sasu
Potential	節制できる	せっせいできる	sessei dekiru
Volitional	節制しよう	せっせいしよう	sessei shiyō
Negative	節制しない	せっせいしない	sessei shinai
Negative continuative	節制せず	せっせいせず	sessei sezu
Formal	節制します	せっせいします	sessei shimasu
Perfective	節制した	せっせいした	sessei shita
Conjunctive	節制して	せっせいして	sessei shite
Hypothetical conditional	節制すれば	せっせいすれば	sessei sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“節制”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
節	制

Noun

節制 • (jeolje) (hangeul 절제)

hanja form^? of 절제 (“moderation; temperance; self-control”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
節	制

Verb

節制

chữ Hán form of tiết chế (“limit, regulate, moderate”)