心意

Chinese

		heart; mind	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (心意)		心	意

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnyì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ ji³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sîm-yi

(Hailu, HRS): sim^ˋ rhi^ˇ

(Meixian, Guangdong): xim¹ yi⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): sĭng-é
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-ì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinyì
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-i⁴
  - Yale: syīn-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinyih
  - Palladius: синьи (sinʹi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    新意
    新異 / 新异
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ ji³
  - Yale: sām yi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ ji³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ yi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ jiː³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-yi
  - Hakka Romanization System: xim^ˊ i
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /sim²⁴⁻¹¹ i⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-yi
  - Hakka Romanization System: xim^ˊ (r)i
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /sim²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: sim^ˋ rhi^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /sim⁵³ ʒi¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: xim¹ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³⁵ i⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sĭng-é
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(Ø-)ŋɛi²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-ì
  - Tâi-lô: sim-ì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sim'ix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² i²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ i⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² i²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ i¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ i²¹/

Noun

心意

one's feelings
intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition
friendly regard; affection
這是我的一點心意，請笑納。 [MSC, trad.]
这是我的一点心意，请笑纳。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè shì wǒ de yīdiǎn xīnyì, qǐng xiàonà. [Pinyin]
Please kindly accept this gift as a small token of appreciation.

Synonyms

(one's feelings):

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心境 (xīnjìng)
心思 (xīnsī)
心情 (xīnqíng)
心曲 (xīnqū) (literary)
心神 (xīnshén)
心緒 / 心绪 (xīnxù)
思 (literary, or in compounds)
思緒 / 思绪 (sīxù)
情懷 / 情怀 (qínghuái)
情緒 / 情绪 (qíngxù)
懷 / 怀 (huái) (figurative)
腸 / 肠 (cháng) (figurative)

(intention):

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企圖 / 企图 (qǐtú)
心思 (xīnsī)
心田 (xīntián)
意向 (yìxiàng)
意圖 / 意图 (yìtú)
意旨 (yìzhǐ)
懷抱 / 怀抱 (huáibào) (literary)
打算 (dǎsuàn)
旨意 (zhǐyì)
用心 (yòngxīn)
用意 (yòngyì)
𥓍 (Hokkien)
粒積 / 粒积 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
腸肚 / 肠肚 (chángdù)

(friendly regard):

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交情 (jiāoqíng)
友好 (yǒuhǎo)
友情 (yǒuqíng)
友誼 / 友谊 (yǒuyì)
寸心 (cùnxīn) (literary)
恩意 (ēnyì) (literary)
情性 (qíngxìng) (literary)
情愛 / 情爱 (qíng'ài)
情意 (qíngyì)
情義 / 情义 (qíngyì)
情誼 / 情谊 (qíngyì)
意思

Derived terms

心意回轉 / 心意回转
聊表心意

Japanese

Kanji in this term
心	意
しん Grade: 2	い Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しんい [shíꜜǹ'ì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕĩɰ̃i]

Noun

心(しん)意(い) • (shin'i)

real motive, real intention, what someone really has in mind
true meaning

Synonyms

(real intention): 本心(ほんしん) (honshin)

References

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

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
心	意

Noun

心意 • (simui) (hangeul 심의)

hanja form^? of 심의

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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