初衷

Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	inner feelings
simp. and trad. (初衷)		初	衷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chūzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ cung¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chho͘-tiong / chho͘-chiong / chho͘-thiong

  (Teochew, Peng'im): co¹ cong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chūzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chujhong
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-chung¹
    • Yale: chū-jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chujong
    • Palladius: чучжун (čučžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: co¹ cung¹
    • Yale: chō chūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ tsung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: co¹ cung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-tiong
    • Tâi-lô: tshoo-tiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zho'diofng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ³³ tiɔŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-chiong
    • Tâi-lô: tshoo-tsiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhociofng
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-thiong
    • Tâi-lô: tshoo-thiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zho'tiofng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ³³ tʰiɔŋ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: co¹ cong¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsho tshong
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰo³³⁻²³ t͡sʰoŋ³³/

Noun

初衷

1. one’s initial intention; original idea; true feelings; aspiration; purpose; goal

Synonyms

• 初心 (chūxīn)
• 初意 (chūyì) (literary)
• 初願／初愿 (chūyuàn)
• 宿心 (sùxīn) (literary)
• 本心 (běnxīn)
• 本志 (běnzhì) (literary)
• 本意 (běnyì)
• 本願／本愿 (běnyuàn)
• 素心 (sùxīn) (literary)