雞心

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	heart; mind
trad. (雞心/鷄心)		雞/鷄	心
simp. (鸡心)		鸡	心

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ sam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄒㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jisin
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-hsin¹
  - Yale: jī-syīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jishin
  - Palladius: цзисинь (czisinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai¹ sam¹
  - Yale: gāi sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ sam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ sem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

Noun

雞心

chicken heart
(Cantonese) breastbone; sternum
- 2021, 拳王 [The Ringmaster]‎^[1], episode 7, spoken by 葉迎風 (黃子恆 [Hugo Wong]):
  
  畀人錐咗下雞心啊。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  畀人锥咗下鸡心啊。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  bei² jan⁴ jeoi¹ zo² haa⁵ gai¹ sam¹ aa³. [Jyutping]
  [I] got jabbed in the breastbone.

Derived terms

雞心柿 / 鸡心柿