意思

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Chinese[edit]

 
idea; meaning; wish
idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
 to think; to consider
simp. and trad.
(意思) 		意 思

Pronunciation[edit]

Rime
Character 意 思
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial (聲) 影 (34) 心 (16)
Final (韻) 之 (19) 之 (19)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 於記切 相吏切
Baxter 'iH siH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ʔɨH/ /sɨH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ʔɨH/ /sɨH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ʔieH/ /sieH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ʔɨH/ /sɨH/
Li
Rong 		/ʔiəH/ /siəH/
Wang
Li 		/ĭəH/ /sĭəH/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ʔiH/ /siH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yì sì
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		ji3 si3
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 意 思
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		yì sī
Middle
Chinese 		‹ ʔiH › ‹ si ›
Old
Chinese 		/*ʔ(r)ək-s/ /*[s]ə/
English thought (n.) think

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 意 思
Reading # 1/1 2/2
No. 15153 13843
Phonetic
component 		意 囟
Rime
group 		代 之
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		意 笥
Old
Chinese 		/*qɯɡs/ /*snɯs/

Noun[edit]

意思

  1. meaning (of words, symbols, or concepts); significance
    字面上的意思  ―  zìmiàn shàng de yìsi  ―  literal meaning
    別笑！我真是這個意思！ [MSC, trad.]
    别笑！我真是这个意思！ [MSC, simp.]
    Bié xiào! Wǒ zhēn shì zhège yìsi! [Pinyin]
    Don't laugh! I mean it!
    你嘅意思就係…… [Cantonese, trad.]
    你嘅意思就系…… [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 ge3 ji3 si1 zau6 hai6...... [Jyutping]
    So what you mean is that…
  2. interest; fun
    這部電影一點意思也沒有。 [MSC, trad.]
    这部电影一点意思也没有。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè bù diànyǐng yīdiǎn yìsi yě méiyǒu. [Pinyin]
    This movie is not interesting in the slightest.
    通過與她相處這段時間的感受，我覺得她對我有意思了。 [MSC, trad.]
    通过与她相处这段时间的感受，我觉得她对我有意思了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tōngguò yǔ tā xiàngchù zhè duàn shíjiān de gǎnshòu, wǒ juéde tā duì wǒ yǒu yìsi le. [Pinyin]
    Since we got along so well last time, I think she's interested in me.
  3. hint; trace; sign; indicator
    甲：這裡空氣看來是被污染了。乙：對哦，好像是有那麼點意思。 [MSC, trad.]
    甲：这里空气看来是被污染了。乙：对哦，好像是有那么点意思。 [MSC, simp.]
    Jiǎ: Zhèlǐ kōngqì kànlái shì bèi wūrǎn le. Yǐ: Duì o, hǎoxiàng shì yǒu nàme diǎn yìsi. [Pinyin]
    A: The air appears to be polluted here. B: Yeah, it looks like it.
  4. opinion; view
    我想買新車，你的意思呢？ [MSC, trad.]
    我想买新车，你的意思呢？ [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ xiǎng mǎi xīn chē, nǐ de yìsi ne? [Pinyin]
    I'd like to buy a new car. What do you think?
  5. token of appreciation
    這是一點小意思。 [MSC, trad.]
    这是一点小意思。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè shì yī diǎn xiǎo yìsi. [Pinyin]
    This is a mere token of my appreciation.
  6. friendship; camaraderie

Synonyms[edit]

  • (opinion):
  • (interest):
  • (friendship):

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (意思):
  • → Japanese: 意思(いし) (ishi)
  • → Korean: 의사(意思) (uisa)
  • → Vietnamese: ý tứ (意思)

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
意 思
い
Grade: 3 		し
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

意(い)思(し) • (ishi) 

  1. intention; intent; purpose; mind; a wish
    • 2005 November 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)ファイナル”, in 武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン) (武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)), volume 9, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      錬(れん)金(きん)術(じゅつ)——この力(ちから)はいずれ必(かなら)ず人(じん)類(るい)に不(ふ)幸(こう)をもたらす　核(かく)鉄(がね)もホムンクルスもそして武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)も
      Renkinjutsu—— Kono chikara wa izure kanarazu jinrui ni fukō o motarasu Kakugane mo Homunkurusu mo soshite Busō Renkin mo
      Alchemy— Its power brings forth only misery upon humanity. The Kakugane, the Homunculi, the Armed Alchemies, all of them alike.
      そんなコトはありません　力(ちから)はあくまで力(ちから)　もたらすとすればそれは扱(あつか)う者(もの)の邪(じゃ)悪(あく)な意(い)思(し)
      Sonna koto wa arimasen Chikara wa aku made chikara Motarasu to sureba sore wa atsukau mono no jāku na ishi
      That is not true. Power is only power. Whatever bad things it brings forth come from the user’s evil intent.
      …………その意(い)思(し)とは　その邪(じゃ)悪(あく)な意(い)思(し)とは例(たと)えば———…
      …………Sono ishi to wa Sono jāku na ishi to wa tatoeba———…
      …This intent you’re talking about. This evil intent, is it like—
    • 2005 November 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)ファイナル”, in 武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン) (武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)), volume 9, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      例(たと)えば！年(とし)端(は)もいかぬ娘(むすめ)に責(せき)を負(お)わせて化(ばけ)物(もの)にし‼化(ばけ)物(もの)にされた父(ちち)親(おや)を討(う)たせようとする様(よう)な意(い)思(し)のコトかァッ‼‼
      Tatoeba! Toshiha mo ikanu musume ni seki o owasete bakemono ni shi‼ Bakemono ni sareta chichioya o utaseyō to suru yō na ishi no koto kā'‼‼
      Is it like the kind of intent that puts responsibility on a little girl’s shoulders, turns her into a monster, and sends her to kill her own father, who was also turned into a monster!?
    • 2005 November 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)ファイナル”, in 武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン) (武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)), volume 9, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      再(さい)殺(さつ)はお前(まえ)達(たち)の必(ひつ)然(ぜん)　怒(いか)りだ！もう怒(いか)りしかない‼邪(じゃ)悪(あく)は人(ひと)の意(い)思(し)でなく　心(こころ)の一(いち)部(ぶ)！錬金術(このチカラ)を正(ただ)しく扱(あつか)うコトなど　以(もっ)て不(ふ)可(か)能(のう)‼
      Saisatsu wa omaetachi no hitsuzen Ikari da! Mō ikari shika nai‼ Jāku wa hito no ishi de naku kokoro no ichibu! Kono chikara o tadashiku atsukau koto nado motte fukanō‼
      To you lot, re-exterminating is an inevitability. Rage! Rage is all I have left!! Evil does not come from human intent, it’s part of human nature! The power of alchemy cannot possibly be used for good!!

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term
意思

Noun[edit]

意思 • (uisa) (hangeul 의사)

  1. Hanja form? of 의사 (“intent, opinion, view, suggestion, idea, comment”).
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