誠意

See also: 诚意

Chinese

		honest; sincere; true	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
trad. (誠意)		誠	意
simp. (诚意)		诚	意

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chéngyì

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ ji³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sṳ̀n-yi

(Hailu, HRS): shin rhi^ˇ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sêng-ì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chéngyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chéngyì
  - Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-i⁴
  - Yale: chéng-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngyih
  - Palladius: чэнъи (čɛnʺi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing⁴ ji³
  - Yale: sìhng yi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ ji³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ yi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ jiː³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀n-yi
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin^ˇ i
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin² yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹ i⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀n-yi
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin^ˇ (r)i
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin² yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹ (j)i⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: shin rhi^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /ʃin⁵⁵ ʒi¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-ì
  - Tâi-lô: sîng-ì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seng'ix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² i²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² i⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ¹³⁻²² i²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ i¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ i²¹/

Noun

誠意

sincerity

Synonyms

真心 (zhēnxīn)

Antonyms

假意 (jiǎyì)

Verb

誠意

(literary) to act in good faith
格物、致知、誠意、正心、修身、齊家、治國、平天下。 [MSC, trad.]
格物、致知、诚意、正心、修身、齐家、治国、平天下。 [MSC, simp.]
Géwù, zhìzhī, chéngyì, zhèngxīn, xiūshēn, qíjiā, zhìguó, píngtiānxià. [Pinyin]
Investigate the nature of things, pursue knowledge, act in good faith, rectify one's mind, cultivate one's moral character, manage one's household, administer state affairs and bring peace to the nation.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
誠	意
せい Grade: 6	い Grade: 3
kan'on	on'yomi

Etymology

(Tokyo) せーい [séꜜèì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːi]

Noun

誠(せい)意(い) • (seii)

sincerity
誠意(せいい)が見(み)られない。
Seii ga mirarenai.
I do not see their sincerity in this.

誠意(せいい)を尽(つ)くす
seii o tsukusu
to act with utmost sincerity

Synonyms

まごころ (magokoro)

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
誠	意

Noun

誠意 • (seong'ui) (hangeul 성의)

hanja form^? of 성의 (“sincerity”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
誠	意

Adjective

誠意

chữ Hán form of thành ý (“sincere”)