虔誠

See also: 虔诚

Chinese

		devout	honest; sincere; true
trad. (虔誠)		虔	誠
simp. (虔诚)		虔	诚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kin⁴ sing⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khièn-sṳ̀n / khiàn-sṳ̀n
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiân-sêng

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánchéng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-chʻêng²
    • Yale: chyán-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyancherng
    • Palladius: цяньчэн (cjanʹčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 前程 虔誠／虔诚

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kin⁴ sing⁴
    • Yale: kìhn sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kin⁴ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kin⁴ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːn²¹ sɪŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khièn-sṳ̀n
    • Hakka Romanization System: kien^ˇ siin^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kian² sin²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯en¹¹ sɨn¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiàn-sṳ̀n
    • Hakka Romanization System: kian^ˇ siin^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kian² sin²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯an¹¹ sɨn¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiân-sêng
    • Tâi-lô: khiân-sîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qienseeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɛn²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɛn²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɛn¹³⁻²² siɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɛn²³⁻³³ siɪŋ²³/

Adjective

虔誠

1. pious; devout

   他的父親是激烈的無神論者，母親是虔誠的天主教徒。 [MSC, trad.]
   他的父亲是激烈的无神论者，母亲是虔诚的天主教徒。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā de fùqīn shì jīliè de wúshénlùnzhě, mǔqīn shì qiánchéng de tiānzhǔjiàotú. [Pinyin]

   His father is a fierce atheist, while his mother is a devout Catholic.

Synonyms

edit

• 恭敬 (gōngjìng)
• 恭順／恭顺 (gōngshùn)
• 敬 (jìng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 敬虔 (jìngqián)
• 莊嚴／庄严 (zhuāngyán)
• 莊敬／庄敬 (zhuāngjìng) (literary)
• 虔恪 (qiánkè) (literary)
• 虔敬 (qiánjìng)