心內

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîm-nui
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-lāi / sim-lǎi

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-nui
    • Hakka Romanization System: xim´ nui
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ nui⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /sim²⁴⁻¹¹ nu̯i⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-lāi
    • Tâi-lô: sim-lāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: simlai
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² lai²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ lai³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-lǎi
    • Tâi-lô: sim-lǎi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ lai²²/

Noun

心內

1. (Hakka, Southern Min) in one's heart or mind

   • 想欲郎君做翁婿，意愛在心內 [Hokkien, trad.]
     想欲郎君做翁婿，意爱在心内 [Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 純純 (Sun-sun), 望春風 ("Bāng Chhun-hong")

     Siūⁿ-boeh liông-kun chò ang-sài, ì-ài chāi sim-lāi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Wanting him to be my husband and loving him in my heart

Synonyms

• 內心／内心 (nèixīn)
• 寸心 (cùnxīn) (literary)
• 心上 (xīnshàng)
• 心中 (xīnzhōng)
• 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)