心肝

Chinese

		heart; mind	liver
trad. (心肝)		心	肝
simp. #(心肝)		心	肝
Literally: “heart and liver”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīngān

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ gon¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîm-kôn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-koaⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīngān
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: singan
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-kan¹
    • Yale: syīn-gān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingan
    • Palladius: синьгань (sinʹganʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīngānr
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄢㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: singanr
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-kan¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: syīn-gānr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingal
    • Palladius: синьганьр (sinʹganʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ kɑɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ gon¹
    • Yale: sām gōn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ gon¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ gon¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-kôn
    • Hakka Romanization System: xim´ gon´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ gon¹
    • Sinological IPA: /sim²⁴⁻¹¹ kon²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-koaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sim-kuann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: simkvoaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ kuã³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 心肝

1. (figurative) conscience
2. (figurative) sincere affection
3. (figurative) darling; honey; sweetheart
4. (figurative) character (mental and ethical traits)
5. (figurative, Southern Min) mind

   • 底你的心肝內，是不是還有我的存在？ [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     底你的心肝内，是不是还有我的存在？ [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: (deprecated template usage) 蘇打綠 (sodagreen), 無眠 (No Sleep)

     Tī lí ê sim-koaⁿ lāi, sī m̄ sī koh ū góa ê chûn-chāi? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Do I still exist in your mind?

Synonyms

• (conscience): 良心 (liángxīn)
• (character): 心地 (xīndì), 心腸／心肠 (xīncháng)
• (darling): 心肝寶貝／心肝宝贝 (xīngān bǎobèi), 小心肝 (xiǎoxīngān)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
心	肝
しん Grade: 2	かん Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

心(しん)肝(かん) • (shinkan) 

1. (anatomy) heart as an organ of the body
2. heart as the center of emotion or thought