貞節

See also: 贞节

Chinese

		chaste	festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
trad. (貞節)		貞	節
simp. (贞节)		贞	节

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnjié

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ zit³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-chiet
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cheng-chiat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnjié
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhenjié
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-chieh²
  - Yale: jēn-jyé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenjye
  - Palladius: чжэньцзе (čžɛnʹcze)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    貞潔 / 贞洁
    貞節 / 贞节
    偵結 / 侦结
    真節 / 真节
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ zit³
  - Yale: jīng jit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ dzit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ jid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-chiet
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin^ˊ jied^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin¹ jiad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴ t͡si̯et̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-chiat
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-tsiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengciad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ³³ t͡siɛt̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/

Noun

貞節

moral integrity; purity and chastity of one's conduct
virginity of a woman; chastity

Synonyms

(moral integrity): 貞操／贞操 (zhēncāo)
(virginity of a woman): (literary, figurative) 身己 (shēnjǐ), 貞操／贞操 (zhēncāo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (貞節):

→ Japanese: 貞節(ていせつ) (teisetsu)
→ Korean: 정절(貞節) (jeongjeol)
→ Vietnamese: trinh tiết (貞節)