知足

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	foot; to be sufficient
simp. and trad. (知足)		知	足

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhīzú

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄗㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ zuk¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tî-chiuk
Min Nan (POJ): ti-chiok

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhīzú
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄗㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jytzwu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: zi¹ zuk¹
  - Yale: jī jūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ dzuk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ zug¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    枝竹
    知足
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tî-chiuk
  - Hakka Romanization System: di´ jiug`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: di¹ jiug⁵
  - IPA: /ti²⁴ t͡ɕi̯uk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti-chiok
  - Tâi-lô: ti-tsiok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diciog
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ti³³ t͡ɕiɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɔk̚³²/

Verb

知足

to be content with one's lot; to be satisfied with one's life; to be fulfilled

你就知足吧！ ― Nǐ jiù zhīzú ba! ― Just appreciate what you've got already!

Derived terms

不知足
知足不辱

知足常樂／知足常乐 (zhīzúchánglè)
知足知止

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