心志

Chinese

		heart; mind	the will
simp. and trad. (心志)		心	志

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnzhì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄓˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ zi³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-chì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnzhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄓˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinjhìh
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-chih⁴
  - Yale: syīn-jr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinjyh
  - Palladius: синьчжи (sinʹčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    心志
    心智
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: sam¹ zi³
  - Yale: sām ji
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ dzi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ ji³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː³³/
  - Homophones:
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    心志
    心智
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-chì
  - Tâi-lô: sim-tsì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simcix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ t͡si⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si²¹/

Noun

心志

will; resolution
ambition; aspiration

Synonyms

(will):

志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
意志 (yìzhì)
毅力 (yìlì)
決心 / 决心 (juéxīn)
狠心 (hěnxīn)

(ambition):

壯志 / 壮志 (zhuàngzhì) (great ambitions)
夢寐 / 梦寐 (mèngmèi) (literary)
夢想 / 梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
心骨 (xīngǔ) (literary)
志事 (zhìshì) (literary)
志向 (zhìxiàng)
志氣 / 志气 (zhìqì)
懷抱 / 怀抱 (huáibào) (literary)
抱負 / 抱负 (bàofù)
權欲 / 权欲 (quányù) (derogatory, lust for power)
理想 (lǐxiǎng)
職志 / 职志 (zhízhì)
野心 (yěxīn) (wild ambition)
雄心 (xióngxīn) (great ambitions)