心計

Chinese

		heart; mind	to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan
trad. (心計)		心	計
simp. (心计)		心	计

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnjì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ gai³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-kè

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 gai³
  - Yale: sām gai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ gai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ gei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ kɐi̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-kè
  - Tâi-lô: sim-kè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simkex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² ke²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ ke⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² ke²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ ke¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ ke²¹/

Noun

心計

calculation; scheming; planning
工於心計／工于心计 ― gōng yú xīnjì ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)