矜持 [－－]

Jyutping ging1 ci4
Pinyin jīn chí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. reserved
  2. aloof
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    （​通常​指​女性​）​因應​自己​嘅​身份​而​保持​嘅​拘束​、​克制​、​冷靜
    (usually of women) reservedness, restraint, calmness that suit with one's status
    • 女性應有嘅矜持
      女性应有嘅矜持
      neoi5 sing3 jing1 jau5 ge3 ging1 ci4
      the reservedness that women should have
    • 女仔嚟㗎妳，矜持啲啦。
      女仔嚟㗎妳，矜持啲啦。
      neoi5 zai2 lei4 gaa3 nei5, ging1 ci4 di1 laa1.
      You are a girl. Be reserved.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, of young girls, usually
    reserved; restrained; modest; undemonstrative; shy; diffident
  2. adj
    solemn; grave
    (syn.) 郑重, 整肃, 凌厉, 整肅, 正經, 嚴正, 庄重, 嚴, 厲害, 淩厲, 严正, 鄭重, 嚴厲, 严峻, 正经, 莊重, 嚴肅, 嚴酷, 严酷, 尊重, 严厉, 严, 厉害, 严肃, 嚴峻
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    回答这个问题时，有的人可能提出“中国人很好客而英国人比较矜持的”这样的例子。
    回答這個問題時，有的人可能提出“中國人很好客而英國人比較矜持的”這樣的例子。
    huí dá zhè ge wèn tí shí ， yǒu de rén kě néng tí chū “ zhōng guó rén hěn hào kè ér yīng guó rén bǐ jiào jīn chí de ” zhè yàng de lì zi 。
    • When answering this question, some people might put forward this kind of example: "Chinese people are very hospitable, whilst English people are more reserved."
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    女性应有嘅矜持
    女性應有嘅矜持
    neoi5 sing3 jing1 jau5 ge3 ging1 ci4
    • the reservedness that women should have
  2. Cantonese
    女仔嚟㗎妳，矜持啲啦。
    女仔嚟㗎妳，矜持啲啦。
    neoi5 zai2 lei4 gaa3 nei5, ging1 ci4 di1 laa1.
    • You are a girl. Be reserved.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    暧昧的矜持，其目的不是要拒人于千里之外，而是要让他一直保持高度的进攻状态。
    曖昧的矜持，其目的不是要拒人於千里之外，而是要讓他一直保持高度的進攻狀態。
    ài mèi de jīn chí ， qí mù di bù shì yào jù rén yú qiān lǐ zhī wài ， ér shì yào ràng tā yī zhí bǎo chí gāo dù de jìn gōng zhuàng tài ．
    • The purpose of having an amorous reservedness is not to keep others at miles away from yourself, but rather to keep him always chasing and courting.