婆心
Chinese
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | heart; mind | ||
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trad. (婆心) | 婆 | 心 | |
simp. #(婆心) | 婆 | 心 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: póxīn
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pósin
- Wade–Giles: pʻo2-hsin1
- Yale: pwó-syīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: porshin
- Palladius: посинь (posinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: po4 sam1
- Yale: pòh sām
- Cantonese Pinyin: po4 sam1
- Guangdong Romanization: po4 sem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɔː²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
婆心
- (literary) kind-heartedness; kindness
Derived terms
- 一片婆心
- 苦口婆心 (kǔkǒupóxīn)