珍惜

Chinese

		precious thing; treasure	pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge
simp. and trad. (珍惜)		珍	惜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnxī, zhēnxí

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄒㄧ, ㄓㄣㄒㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ sik¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-sit

(Meixian, Guangdong): zen¹ xid⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tin-sioh

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhensi
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-hsi¹
  - Yale: jēn-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshi
  - Palladius: чжэньси (čžɛnʹsi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    珍惜
    珍稀
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnxí
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄒㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhensí
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-hsi²
  - Yale: jēn-syí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshyi
  - Palladius: чжэньси (čžɛnʹsi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zan¹ sik¹
  - Yale: jān sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ xig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-sit
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin^ˊ xid^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin¹ xid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴ sit̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zen¹ xid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sən⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sit̚¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tin-sioh
  - Tâi-lô: tin-sioh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dinsioiq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tin⁴⁴⁻²² sioʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tin³³ sioʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tin⁴⁴⁻²² sioʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tin⁴⁴⁻³³ sioʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tin⁴⁴⁻³³ siɤʔ³²/

Verb

珍惜

to treasure; to cherish; to value
珍惜資源／珍惜资源 ― zhēnxī zīyuán ― to value resources

珍惜生命，拒絕毒品。 [MSC, trad.]
珍惜生命，拒绝毒品。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhēnxī shēngmìng, jùjué dúpǐn. [Pinyin]
Cherish life, say no to drugs.

珍惜那些惦記你的人。 [MSC, trad.]
珍惜那些惦记你的人。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhēnxī nàxiē diànjì nǐ de rén. [Pinyin]
Cherish those who are concerned about you.

Synonyms

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呵護／呵护 (hēhù)
寶惜／宝惜 (Hokkien)
寶愛／宝爱 (bǎo'ài) (literary)
心疼 (xīnténg)
愛惜／爱惜 (àixī)
愛憐／爱怜 (àilián)
愛護／爱护 (àihù)
愛錫／爱锡 (oi³ sek³) (Cantonese)
憐愛／怜爱 (lián'ài)
珍愛／珍爱 (zhēn'ài)
珍視／珍视 (zhēnshì)
珍重 (zhēnzhòng)
疼惜 (Hokkien)
疼愛／疼爱 (téng'ài)
顧惜／顾惜 (gùxī)