謙恭

Chinese

		modest	respectful
trad. (謙恭)		謙	恭
simp. (谦恭)		谦	恭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiāngōng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): him¹ gung¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khiam-kiong

(Teochew, Peng'im): kiam¹ giong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiāngōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciangong
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-kung¹
  - Yale: chyān-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiangong
  - Palladius: цяньгун (cjanʹgun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: him¹ gung¹
  - Yale: hīm gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: him¹ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: him¹ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːm⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiam-kiong
  - Tâi-lô: khiam-kiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiamkiofng
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiam³³ kiɔŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kiam¹ giong¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khiam kiong
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiam³³⁻²³ kioŋ³³/

Adjective

謙恭

modest and respectful; humble and deferential

Synonyms

謙和／谦和 (qiānhé)

Derived terms

謙恭下士 / 谦恭下士
謙恭厚道 / 谦恭厚道

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
謙	恭

Adjective

謙恭

chữ Hán form of khiêm cung (“modest”)
- Đại Việt sử ký tiệp lục tổng tự (大越史記捷錄總序), page 12a
  固德謙恭，固𢚸寅畏。
  Có đức khiêm cung, có lòng dần uý.
  He possessed virtuous humility and a reverent heart.