汲汲

Chinese

		draw water from well	draw water from well
trad. (汲汲)		汲	汲
simp. #(汲汲)		汲	汲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíjí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kap¹ kap¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jíjí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíjí
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-chi²
    • Yale: jí-jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyijyi
    • Palladius: цзицзи (cziczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kap¹ kap¹
    • Yale: kāp kāp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kap⁷ kap⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: keb¹ keb¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐp̚⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: kip kip

Rime
Character	汲
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	緝 (142)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	居立切
Baxter	kip
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiɪp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚip̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kiep̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjip̚/
Li Rong	/kjəp̚/
Wang Li	/kĭĕp̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯əp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ji
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gap1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*krɯb  krɯb/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	汲
Reading #	1/1
No.	5660
Phonetic component	及
Rime group	緝
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	急
Old Chinese	/*krɯb/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 汲汲

1. (ideophonic, literary) eager (for); intent (on); hurried
2. (ideophonic, literary) anxious; uneasy; worried
3. (ideophonic, literary) deferential; cautious
4. (ideophonic, literary) (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 岌岌 (jíjí, “perilous; unstable”).
5. (ideophonic, literary) devious; treacherous

Verb

汲汲

1. (literary) to strive one's hardest to seek