拘謹 (keoi1 gan2) — overcautious; reserved; conservative; unadventurous in Cantonese
keoiˉ¹拘ganˊ²謹简 拘谨
Mandarin Pinyin: ju1 jin2
Meaning of 拘謹
nounovercautious; reserved; conservative; unadventurous
Example Sentences with 拘謹
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個janˎ₄人jauˏ₅有diˉ¹啲geoiˉ¹拘ganˊ²謹
He's a bit reserved.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁geoiˉ¹拘ganˊ²謹
Don't be so stiff.
daiˍ₆第jatˉ¹一ci˗₃次gin˗₃見min6,面，ngoˏ₅我douˉ¹都jauˏ₅有diˉ¹啲geoiˉ¹拘ganˊ²謹
It was my first time meeting them, I was a bit nervous.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好geoiˉ¹拘gan2,謹，mˎ₄唔doˉ¹多gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢
He's very reserved, doesn't talk much.
fong˗₃放sungˉ¹鬆di1,啲，mˎ₄唔saiˊ²使geoiˉ¹拘ganˊ²謹
Relax, no need to be formal.
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