寒心

Korean

Hanja in this word
寒	心

Noun

寒心 (hansim)

1. Hanja form^? of 한심, “miserableness”.

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
寒心

Adjective

寒心 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin hánxīn)

1. (archaic) to shiver with fear; to be struck with fear
   • 480 BCE: Zuo Qiuming, Zuo Zhuan

     吳人加敝邑以亂，齊因其病取讙與闡，寡君是以寒心。 (trad.)

      

     吴人加敝邑以乱，齐因其病取讙与阐，寡君是以寒心。 (simp.)

     When the people of Wu sacked Yi, Qi took advantage of its weakened condition to take Huan and Chan. Our ruler was struck with fear by this.

2. to be disappointed

   子女忤逆不孝实在令父母寒心。 (simp.)

    

   子女忤逆不孝實在令父母寒心。 (trad.)

   Wayward children who are unfilial cause parents to be disappointed.

References

• "寒心" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-07-09.
• "寒心" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2009-07-09.