願意

See also: 愿意

Chinese

	hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
trad. (願意)	願	意
simp. (愿意)	愿	意
anagram	意願／意愿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yuànyì

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˋ ㄧˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йүанйи (yüanyi, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁶ ji³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngien-yi / ngian-yi

(Hailu, HRS): ngien^˖ rhi^ˇ

(Meixian, Guangdong): ngian⁴ yi⁴
Northern Min (KCR): ngṳīng-séng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ngoeng⁵ i⁴ / ngyoeng⁵ i⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): goān-ì

(Teochew, Peng'im): nguang⁶ i³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuànyì → yuànyi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˋ ㄧˋ → ㄩㄢˋ ˙ㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuànyi̊
  - Wade–Giles: yüan⁴-i⁵
  - Yale: ywàn-yi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuann.yih
  - Palladius: юаньи (juanʹi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/ → /ɥɛn⁵¹ i¹/
  - Homophones:
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    願意 / 愿意
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йүанйи (yüanyi, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yæ̃²⁴ i⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁶ ji³
  - Yale: yuhn yi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁶ ji³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁶ yi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²² jiː³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngien-yi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien i
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian⁴ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngian-yi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngian (r)i
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian⁴ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an⁵⁵ (j)i⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien^˖ rhi^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋien³³ ʒi¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngian⁴ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋian⁵³⁻⁵⁵ i⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngṳīng-séng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋyiŋ⁵⁵ seiŋ⁵⁴/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ngoeng⁵ i⁴ [Phonetic: ngoeng¹ ngi⁴]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ngē̤ng-i̍
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋœŋ¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ^(Ø-)ŋi⁴²/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ngyoeng⁵ i⁴ [Phonetic: ngyoeng¹ ngi⁴]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋyøŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵ ^(Ø-)ŋi⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goān-ì
  - Tâi-lô: guān-ì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goaxn'ix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²²⁻²¹ i²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan⁴¹⁻²² i⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan²²⁻²¹ i²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan³³⁻¹¹ i¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan³³⁻²¹ i²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: nguang⁶ i³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nguăng ì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³/

Verb

願意

to be willing
老闆不願意增加店員。 [MSC, trad.]
老板不愿意增加店员。 [MSC, simp.]
Lǎobǎn bù yuànyì zēngjiā diànyuán. [Pinyin]
The boss is unwilling to increase the number of employees.

對於他的觀點我無法並且不願意去評論。 [MSC, trad.]
对于他的观点我无法并且不愿意去评论。 [MSC, simp.]
Duìyú tā de guāndiǎn wǒ wúfǎ bìngqiě bù yuànyì qù pínglùn. [Pinyin]
I am unable and unwilling to comment on his views.
to wish; to want
誰不願意一出生就是含著金鑰匙的富家孩子，誰不願意不勞而獲？ [MSC, trad.]
谁不愿意一出生就是含著金钥匙的富家孩子，谁不愿意不劳而获？ [MSC, simp.]
Shéi bù yuànyì yī chūshēng jiù shì hán zhe jīnyàoshi de fùjiā háizi, shéi bù yuànyì bùláo'érhuò? [Pinyin]
Who doesn't want to be a rich kid born with a silver spoon? Who doesn't want to get something for nothing?

Synonyms

(to be willing):

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克根 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
心甘 (xīngān)
心甘情願 / 心甘情愿 (xīngānqíngyuàn)
情願 / 情愿 (qíngyuàn)
樂意 / 乐意 (lèyì)
樂於 / 乐于 (lèyú)
甘心 (gānxīn)
甘願 / 甘愿 (gānyuàn)
甜心 (tiánxīn) (literary)
願 / 愿 (yuàn)
高興 / 高兴 (gāoxìng)

(to wish):

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企待 (qǐdài) (literary)
企望 (qǐwàng)
企盼 (qǐpàn)
冀望 (jìwàng) (literary)
向望 (ǹg-bāng) (Hokkien)
夢想 / 梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
寄望 (jìwàng)
巴望 (bāwàng) (regional)
希冀 (xījì) (literary)
希望 (xīwàng)
幸 (xìng) (literary)
引領 / 引领 (yǐnlǐng) (literary)
思 (literary, or in compounds)
想望 (xion² von³) (Jin)
承望 (chéngwàng)
指望 (zhǐwàng)
期冀 (qījì) (literary)
期待 (qīdài)
期望 (qīwàng)
渴望 (kěwàng)
盼 (pàn)
盼望 (pànwàng)
願 / 愿 (yuàn)
鵠望 / 鹄望 (húwàng) (literary)

References

“願意”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.