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

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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    伋伋
    岌岌
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/

Middle Chinese: /kˠiɪp̚ kˠiɪp̚/

Rime
Character	汲
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	侵 (142)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	居立切
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

汲汲

(ideophonic, literary) extreme desire and/or extreme worry
(ideophonic, literary) dangerous and/or treacherous and/or deadly situation
(ideophonic, literary) Alternative form of 岌岌 (jíjí, “perilous; unstable”).

Derived terms

孜孜汲汲
孳孳汲汲
汲汲孜孜
汲汲忙忙
汲汲波波
汲汲皇皇
汲汲遑遑

波波汲汲
熬熬汲汲
皇皇汲汲
汲汲搖搖／汲汲摇摇
汲汲營營／汲汲营营
汲汲顧影／汲汲顾影

Verb

汲汲

(literary) to strive one's hardest to seek

Derived terms

不汲汲於富貴／不汲汲于富贵

汲汲於富貴／汲汲于富贵

Japanese

Kanji in this term
汲	汲
きゅう Jinmeiyō	きゅう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 汲汲 – see the following entry.

【汲々きゅうきゅう】

[adjective] (ideophonic, literary) intent

(This term, 汲汲, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
汲	汲

Noun

汲汲 • (geupgeup) (hangeul 급급)

Hanja form^? of 급급 (“intent”).

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