遠慮

See also: 远虑

Chinese

		far; distant; remote	anxiety
trad. (遠慮)		遠	慮
simp. (远虑)		远	虑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuǎnlǜ

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˇ ㄌㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ leoi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yuǎnlǜ
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˇ ㄌㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeuanliw
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ly⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁵ leoi⁶
  - Yale: yúhn leuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ loey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ lêu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ lɵy̯²²/

Noun

遠慮

foresight; long view

Derived terms

人無遠慮，必有近憂／人无远虑，必有近忧 (rén wú yuǎnlǜ, bì yǒu jìnyōu)

Verb

遠慮

to plan far ahead

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遠	慮
えん Grade: 2	りょ Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [ẽ̞nɾʲo̞]

Noun

遠慮 (hiragana えんりょ, rōmaji enryo, historical hiragana ゑんりよ)

reserve
遠 (えん)慮 (りょ)なくどうぞ。
Enryo naku dōzo.
Please do not hesitate.
forethought, foresight

Verb

遠慮する (transitive and intransitive, hiragana えんりょする, rōmaji enryo suru, historical hiragana ゑんりよする)

to restrain oneself; to have restraint; to be reserved; to hold back
to refrain from (doing something)
to stand on ceremony

Usage notes

When used in response to a request or offer, this can be translated as no thanks or "I'm fine, thanks."

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