心悸

Chinese

		heart; mind	afraid
trad. (心悸)		心	悸
simp. ^#(心悸)		心	悸

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnjì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ gwai³ / sam¹ gwai⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-kùi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnjì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄐㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinjì
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-chi⁴
  - Yale: syīn-jì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinjih
  - Palladius: синьцзи (sinʹczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    心悸
    心計 / 心计
    心跡 / 心迹
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ gwai³ / sam¹ gwai⁶
  - Yale: sām gwai / sām gwaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ gwai³ / sam¹ gwai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ guei³ / sem¹ guei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/, /sɐm⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-kùi
  - Tâi-lô: sim-kuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simkuix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² kui²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ kui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² kui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ kui¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ kui²¹/

Verb

心悸

(medicine) to have palpitations; to palpitate
(figurative) to be frightened; to be scared

Synonyms

(to have palpitations):

心動 / 心动 (xīndòng)
心跳 (xīntiào)
怔忡 (zhēngchōng) (TCM, to have palpitations)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
心	悸
しん Grade: 2	き Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しんき [shíꜜǹkì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕĩŋʲkʲi]

Noun

心(しん)悸(き) • (shinki)

(medicine) palpitation
Synonym: 動悸 (dōki)

Derived terms

心(しん)悸(き)亢(こう)進(しん) (shinkikōshin)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN