心意

Chinese

		heart; mind	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (心意)		心	意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ ji³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîm-yi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-ì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinyì
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-i⁴
    • Yale: syīn-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinyih
    • Palladius: синьи (sinʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ ji³
    • Yale: sām yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ yi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ jiː³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: xim´ i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /sim²⁴⁻¹¹ i⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: xim´ (r)i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /sim²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-ì
    • Tâi-lô: sim-ì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sim'ix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² i²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ i⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² i²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ i¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ i²¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 心意

1. one's feelings
2. intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition
3. friendly regard; affection

   這是我的一點心意，請笑納。 [MSC, trad.]
   这是我的一点心意，请笑纳。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè shì wǒ de yīdiǎn xīnyì, qǐng xiàonà. [Pinyin]

   Please kindly accept this gift as a small token of appreciation.

Synonyms

• (one's feelings):

(deprecated template usage)

• 心境 (xīnjìng)
• 心思 (xīnsī)
• 心情 (xīnqíng)
• 心曲 (xīnqū) (literary)
• 心神 (xīnshén)
• 心緒／心绪 (xīnxù)
• 思 (literary, or in compounds)
• 思緒／思绪 (sīxù)
• 情懷／情怀 (qínghuái)
• 情緒／情绪 (qíngxù)
• 懷／怀 (huái) (figurative)
• 腸／肠 (cháng) (figurative)

 

• (intention): 心思 (xīnsī), 心田 (xīntián), 意向 (yìxiàng)
• (friendly regard):

(deprecated template usage)

• 交情 (jiāoqíng)
• 友好 (yǒuhǎo)
• 友情 (yǒuqíng)
• 友誼／友谊 (yǒuyì)
• 寸心 (cùnxīn) (literary)
• 恩意 (ēnyì) (literary)
• 情性 (qíngxìng) (literary)
• 情愛／情爱 (qíng'ài)
• 情意 (qíngyì)
• 情義／情义 (qíngyì)
• 情誼／情谊 (qíngyì)
• 意思

 

Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
心	意
しん Grade: 2	い Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

心(しん)意(い) • (shin'i) 

1. real motive, real intention, what someone really has in mind
2. true meaning

Synonyms

• (real intention): 本心(ほんしん) (honshin)

References

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