將勤補拙

Chinese

		a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use	diligent; frequent	to repair; to patch; to mend to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement	awkward; clumsy; dull awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my
trad. (將勤補拙)		將	勤	補	拙
simp. (将勤补拙)		将	勤	补	拙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāngqínbǔzhuó

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng¹ kan⁴ bou² zyut³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiāngqínbǔzhuó
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiangchynbuujwo
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiangcínbǔjhuó
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂwɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng¹ kan⁴ bou² zyut³
  - Yale: jēung kàhn bóu jyut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng¹ kan⁴ bou² dzyt⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng¹ ken⁴ bou² jud³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐn²¹ pou̯³⁵ t͡ʃyːt̚³/

Idiom

將勤補拙

to make up for one's lack of natural talent with hard work

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