虛心

See also: 虚心

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	heart; mind
trad. (虛心)		虛	心
simp. (虚心)		虚	心
anagram		心虛／心虚

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xūxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi¹ sam¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hir-sim / hu-sim / hi-sim

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xūxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄒㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syusin
  - Wade–Giles: hsü¹-hsin¹
  - Yale: syū-syīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiushin
  - Palladius: сюйсинь (sjujsinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: heoi¹ sam¹
  - Yale: hēui sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoey¹ sam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hêu¹ sem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hir-sim
  - Tâi-lô: hir-sim
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ³³ sim³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-sim
  - Tâi-lô: hu-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: husym
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hu⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-sim
  - Tâi-lô: hi-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hisym
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

Adjective

虛心

modest; open-minded

Synonyms

徛裡 / 徛里 (kiê-*diē) (Eastern Min)
自謙 / 自谦 (zìqiān)
課謙 / 课谦 (Hokkien)
謙卑 / 谦卑 (qiānbēi)
謙抑 / 谦抑 (qiānyì) (literary)
謙沖 / 谦冲 (qiānchōng) (literary)
謙虛 / 谦虚 (qiānxū)
謙讓 / 谦让 (qiānràng)
謙遜 / 谦逊 (qiānxùn)
顧謙 / 顾谦 (Hokkien)

Antonyms

驕傲／骄傲 (jiāo'ào)

Noun

虛心

modesty; open-mindedness

Derived terms

虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後 / 虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后 (xūxīn shǐrén jìnbù, jiāo'ào shǐrén luòhòu)