心術

Chinese

		heart; mind	method; technique
trad. (心術)		心	術
simp. (心术)		心	术

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnshù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄕㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ seot⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-su̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnshù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄕㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinshù
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-shu⁴
  - Yale: syīn-shù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinshuh
  - Palladius: синьшу (sinʹšu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ seot⁶
  - Yale: sām seuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ soet⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ sêd⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ sɵt̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-su̍t
  - Tâi-lô: sim-su̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simsut
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² sut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ sut̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² sut̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ sut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ sut̚⁴/

Noun

心術

intention; design (usually bad)
心術不正／心术不正 ― xīnshù bùzhèng ― to harbour evil intentions (designs)
calculation; scheming; planning

Synonyms

(intention, design): 居心 (jūxīn), 存心 (cúnxīn)
(calculation, scheming, planning): 心計／心计 (xīnjì), 計謀／计谋 (jìmóu)

Derived terms

心術不正 / 心术不正