CAUTIOUS    謹慎慎

DILIGENT IN-RELATION-TO AVOIDING DANGER.
CAREFULHEEDFULATTENTIVEALERTWATCHFULVIGILANTCIRCUMSPECTPRUDENTCAGEYCANNY
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The dominant general word referring to wariness and circumspect action is shèn 慎 (ant. hū 忽 "slipshod"). 2. Jǐng 警 (ant. shū 疏 "fail to take seriously") emphasises awareness of danger. 3. Jiè 戒 (ant. lŸè 略 "fail to take heed") emphasises awareness of previous warnings. 4. Bì 毖 (ant. chéng 懲 "take one's warning from, take (a matter of a past) as a warning") is an archaic word for being on one's guard.
Modern Chinese Criteria
謹慎 謹飭 勤謹 嚴謹 謹 審慎 當心 細心 細緻 小心 小心謹慎 火燭小心 小心翼翼 謹言慎行 字斟名酌 謹小慎微 奉命唯謹 坐不垂堂 戰戰兢兢 兢兢業業 臨深履薄 三思而行 膽大心小 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
  • DILIGENTEAGER to ACHIEVE one's TASK USING APPROPRIATE EFFORT.
Hypernym
  • DILIGENT　EAGER to ACHIEVE one's TASK USING APPROPRIATE EFFORT. (anc: 14/0, child: 7)
  • EAGER　INTENSE DESIRE to ACT FOR A DEFINITE AIM. (anc: 13/0, child: 2)
  • DESIRE　GOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO ONESELF concerning the FUTURE HAVING, CONTROLLING, or ACTING:doing SOMETHING DEFINED. (anc: 12/0, child: 11)
  • “荀子”單音節形容詞同義關係研究 ( HUANG XIAODONG 2003) p. 115

  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

    VIGILANTIA

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 11.94

    UMSICHT

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 335

  • Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages ( DE VAAN 2008) p.

    caveo 'to take care, beware' [v.; pf. cavi, ppp. cautus II] (Naev.+)

    Derivatives: cautus 'on one's guard, wary' (P1.+), cautiO 'care, precaution' (P1.+),

    cautor 'one who takes precautions' (P1.+), cautela 'caution' (P1.+); praecaveo 'to be

    on one's guard' (P1.+).

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.154.115

    CIRCONSPECTION.CONSIDERATION.EGARDS.MENAGEMENTS

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 58B

    • Words (11 items)

    慎  shèn OC: djins MC: dʑin 28 Attributions

    The dominant general word referring to wariness and circumspect action is shèn 慎 (ant. hū 忽 "slipshod").

      Word relations
    • Object: 事/WORK Shì 事 (ant. xián 閒 "be at leisure") refers primarily to an official or regular working effort made on behalf of and in the service of an employer or a ruler.
    • Assoc: 戒/CAUTIOUS Jiè 戒 (ant. lyuè 略 "fail to take heed") emphasises awareness of previous warnings.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactcaution in action, precautionCH
    • vibe wary
    • vt+prep+Nbe careful and wary about; be wary in
    • vt+V[0]be careful/wary about V-ing
    • vtoNbe wary of, be careful about
    • vtoNbe careful about, be cautious about!CH
    • vtoNimperativebe cautious about N
    • vtoNpassivebe carefully thought about
    • vtoNpsychbe careful about (oneself)
    戒  jiè OC: krɯɯɡs MC: kɣɛi 16 Attributions

    Jiè 戒 (ant. lyuè 略 "fail to take heed") emphasises awareness of previous warnings.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 慎/CAUTIOUS The dominant general word referring to wariness and circumspect action is shèn 慎 (ant. hū 忽 "slipshod").

      Syntactic words
    • nabactcautionary rules, rules of circumspection
    • nabactBUDDH: cautionary rules, habitual action, habits of conduct (see also FORBID); SANSKRIT śīla, PALI sīla
    • nabactfeeling warned> vigilance, avoidance dangerous actionCH
    • vibe warned i.e. circumspect; be vigilant; take precautionary measures
    • vtoNbe cautious and diligent with respect to (one's own behaviour etc)
    謹  jǐn 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVwith cautionLZ
    • vibe cautiousLZ
    警  jǐng OC: kreŋʔ MC: kɣaŋ 3 Attributions

    Jǐng 警 (ant. shū 疏 "fail to take seriously") emphasises awareness of danger.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVcautiously
    • viactbe cautious in action
    • vtoNbe wary about, be on one's guard against
    謹慎  jǐn shèn MC: kj+nX -- OC: klɯnʔ -- 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe careful, be prudentLZ
    • VPtoNpsychbe careful about (oneself)LZ
    詳  xiáng MC: zjang OC: sɢlaŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vibe cautious, investigating things in detail before proceedingLZ
    誡  jiè OC: krɯɯɡs MC: kɣɛi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vibe cautious
    陵謹  líng jǐn MC: ling kj+nX OC: b-rɯŋ klɯnʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe very cautiousLZ
    慎謹  shèn jǐn MC: dzyinH kj+nX OC: djins klɯnʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabcautionLZ
    毖  bì OC: priɡs MC: pi 1 Attribution

    Bì 毖 (ant. chéng 懲 "take one's warning from, take (a matter of a past) as a warning") is an archaic word for being on one's guard.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbe on one's guard against, be wary of
    小  xiǎo MC: sjewX  OC: smewʔ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words