珍惜

Chinese

		precious thing; treasure	pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge
simp. and trad. (珍惜)		珍	惜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēnxī, zhēnxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧ, ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ sik¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-sit

  (Meixian, Guangdong): zen¹ xid⁵

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tin-sioh

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhensi
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-hsi¹
    • Yale: jēn-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshi
    • Palladius: чжэньси (čžɛnʹsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhensí
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-hsi²
    • Yale: jēn-syí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshyi
    • Palladius: чжэньси (čžɛnʹsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zan¹ sik¹
    • Yale: jān sīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ sik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ xig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-sit
    • Hakka Romanization System: ziin´ xid`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zin¹ xid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴ sit̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zen¹ xid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sən⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sit̚¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tin-sioh
    • Tâi-lô: tin-sioh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dinsioiq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tin⁴⁴⁻²² sioʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tin³³ sioʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tin⁴⁴⁻²² sioʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tin⁴⁴⁻³³ sioʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tin⁴⁴⁻³³ siɤʔ³²/

Verb

珍惜

1. to treasure; to cherish; to value

   珍惜資源／珍惜资源  ―  zhēnxī zīyuán  ―  to value resources

   珍惜生命，拒絕毒品。 [MSC, trad.]
   珍惜生命，拒绝毒品。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhēnxī shēngmìng, jùjué dúpǐn. [Pinyin]

   Cherish life, say no to drugs.

   珍惜那些惦記你的人。 [MSC, trad.]
   珍惜那些惦记你的人。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhēnxī nàxiē diànjì nǐ de rén. [Pinyin]

   Cherish those who are concerned about you.

Synonyms

• 呵護／呵护 (hēhù)
• 寶惜／宝惜 (Hokkien)
• 寶愛／宝爱 (bǎo'ài) (literary)
• 心疼 (xīnténg)
• 愛惜／爱惜 (àixī)
• 愛憐／爱怜 (àilián)
• 愛護／爱护 (àihù)
• 愛錫／爱锡 (oi³ sek³) (Cantonese)
• 憐愛／怜爱 (lián'ài)
• 珍愛／珍爱 (zhēn'ài)
• 珍視／珍视 (zhēnshì)
• 珍重 (zhēnzhòng)
• 疼惜 (Hokkien)
• 疼愛／疼爱 (téng'ài)
• 顧惜／顾惜 (gùxī)