儘量

See also: 尽量

Chinese

		to the utmost	capacity; quantity; amount capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; to measure
trad. (儘量/盡量^*)		儘/盡	量
simp. (尽量^*)		尽	量

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jǐnliàng, jìnliàng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeon⁶ loeng⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhin-liong / chhin-liòng
Min Nan (POJ): chīn-liōng / chǐn-liōng / sīn-liāng / chīn-liāng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jǐnliàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiinlianq
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jǐnliàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ljɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)
  - Pinyin: jìnliàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnlianq
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìnliàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ljɑŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    儘量／尽量
    盡量／尽量
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: zeon⁶ loeng⁶
  - Yale: jeuhn leuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoen⁶ loeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zên⁶ lêng⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵn²² lœ̽ːŋ²²/
  - Homophones:
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    儘量／尽量
    盡量／尽量
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhin-liong / chhin-liòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: qin liong / qin liongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qin⁴ liong⁴ / qin⁴ liong²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ li̯oŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ li̯oŋ¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīn-liōng
  - Tâi-lô: tsīn-liōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cixnliong
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕin³³⁻²¹ liɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕin²²⁻²¹ liɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕin³³⁻¹¹ liɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chǐn-liōng
  - Tâi-lô: tsǐn-liōng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕin²² liɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sīn-liāng
  - Tâi-lô: sīn-liāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sixnliang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕin²²⁻²¹ liaŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīn-liāng
  - Tâi-lô: tsīn-liāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cixnliang
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕin³³⁻¹¹ liaŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕin³³⁻²¹ liaŋ³³/

Adverb

儘量

as much as possible; to the greatest extent; to the best of one's ability

Usage notes

Often confused with 盡量／尽量 (jìnliàng, “to reach one's limit”) in speech and writing.