內心

See also: 内心

Chinese

		inside; inner; internal inside; inner; internal; within; interior	heart; mind
trad. (內心)		內	心
simp. (内心)		内	心
anagram		心內／心内

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nèixīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): noi⁶ sam¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nui-sîm
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): lōe-sim / lāi-sim / lǎi-sim

  (Teochew, Peng'im): lai⁶ sim¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nèixīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nèisin
    • Wade–Giles: nei⁴-hsin¹
    • Yale: nèi-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neyshin
    • Palladius: нэйсинь (nɛjsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /neɪ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: noi⁶ sam¹
    • Yale: noih sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noi⁶ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: noi⁶ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɔːi̯²² sɐm⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 內心／内心 耐心

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nui-sîm
    • Hakka Romanization System: nui xim´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: nui⁴ xim¹
    • Sinological IPA: /nu̯i⁵⁵ sim²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lōe-sim
    • Tâi-lô: luē-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: loexsym
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lue⁴¹⁻²² sim³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lue²²⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lue³³⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lue³³⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāi-sim
    • Tâi-lô: lāi-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: laixsym
    • IPA (Taipei): /lai³³⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lai³³⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lai²²⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǎi-sim
    • Tâi-lô: lǎi-sim
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lai²² sim³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lai⁶ sim¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lăi sim
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lai³⁵⁻¹¹ sim³³/

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• Middle Chinese: nwojH sim

Rime
Character	內	心
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	泥 (8)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)	侵 (139)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	奴對切	息林切
Baxter	nwojH	sim
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/nuʌiH/	/siɪm/
Pan Wuyun	/nuoiH/	/sim/
Shao Rongfen	/nuɒiH/	/sjem/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/nwəjH/	/sim/
Li Rong	/nuᴀiH/	/siəm/
Wang Li	/nuɒiH/	/sĭĕm/
Bernard Karlgren	/nuɑ̆iH/	/si̯əm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	nèi	xīn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	neoi6	sam1

Noun

內心

1. heart; innermost being

   內心強大／内心强大  ―  nèixīn qiángdà  ―  to have a strong spirit

   內心活動／内心活动  ―  nèixīn huódòng  ―  innermost thoughts

   內心世界／内心世界  ―  nèixīn shìjiè  ―  inner world

   人不開心的時候，找找朋友，聊聊天，說說話，把內心的情緒釋放一下，就會好很多了。 [MSC, trad.]
   人不开心的时候，找找朋友，聊聊天，说说话，把内心的情绪释放一下，就会好很多了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rén bù kāixīn de shíhòu, zhǎo zhǎo péngyou, liáo liáo tiān, shuō shuō huà, bǎ nèixīn de qíngxù shìfàng yīxià, jiù huì hǎo hěn duō le. [Pinyin]

   If you're unhappy, catch up with your friends for a chat, and vent your feelings. You will feel much better.

2. (geometry) incenter

Synonyms

• (heart):

• 寸心 (cùnxīn) (literary)
• 心上 (xīnshàng)
• 心中 (xīnzhōng)
• 心內／心内 (Hakka, Hokkien)
• 心地 (xīndì)
• 心坎 (xīnkǎn)
• 心曲 (xīnqū) (literary)
• 心田 (xīntián)
• 心窩／心窝 (xīnwō) (figurative, poetic)
• 心窩子／心窝子 (xīnwōzi) (figurative, poetic)
• 心裡／心里 (xīnlǐ)
• 心頭／心头 (xīntóu)
• 心骨 (xīngǔ) (literary)
• 意下 (yìxià) (literary)
• 私心 (sīxīn)
• 肚子 (figurative)
• 肚裡／肚里 (dùlǐ)
• 肺肝 (fèigān) (literary)
• 胸 (xiōng)
• 胸中 (xiōngzhōng) (literary)
• 胸坎 (xiōngkǎn) (literary)
• 腹 (figurative)

 

Derived terms

• 內心戲／内心戏 (nèixīnxì)
• 內心深處／内心深处

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (內心):

• → Japanese: 内心(ないしん) (naishin)
• → Korean: 내심(內心) (naesim)
• → Vietnamese: nội tâm (內心)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
內	心
ない Hyōgaiji	しん Grade: 2
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 內心 – see the following entry.

【内心ないしん】 [noun] inner thoughts; real intentions [noun] (geometry) an incenter

(This term, 內心, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
內	心

Noun

內心 • (naesim) (hangeul 내심)

1. Hanja form^? of 내심 (“(geometry) an incenter”).
2. Hanja form^? of 내심 (“inner thoughts; inner feelings”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
內	心

Noun

內心

1. chữ Hán form of nội tâm (“inner feelings”).