汲汲

Readings

Pinyin: jíjí

Wade-Giles: chi-chi

Hangul: 급급

Korean MC: geupgeup

Korean MR: kŭpkŭp

Katakana: キュウキュウ

Hepburn: kyūkyū

eagerly

• To be eager. 〔 儒釋質疑論 HBJ 7.254a19〕[resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
• To be fidgety, restless, busy such that there is no opportunity for rest or break. 不汲汲於富貴 〔漢書〕[resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]

Dictionary References:

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura), 227a

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generated: 2013-09-11