汲汲

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jíjí

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kap¹ kap¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: jíjí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyijyi
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    伋伋
    岌岌
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kap¹ kap¹
  - Yale: kāp kāp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kap⁷ kap⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: keb¹ keb¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɐp̚⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵/

Middle Chinese: /kˠiɪp̚ kˠiɪp̚/▼

Rime
Character	汲
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	緝 (142)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	Chongniu 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

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) eager (for); intent (on); hurried
(ideophonic, literary) anxious; uneasy; worried
(ideophonic, literary) deferential; cautious
(ideophonic, literary) Alternative form of 岌岌 (jíjí, “perilous; unstable”).
(ideophonic, literary) devious; treacherous

Derived terms

孜孜汲汲
孳孳汲汲
汲汲孜孜
汲汲忙忙
汲汲搖搖／汲汲摇摇
汲汲波波
汲汲營營／汲汲营营

汲汲皇皇
汲汲遑遑
汲汲顧影／汲汲顾影
波波汲汲
熬熬汲汲
皇皇汲汲

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

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