思想

Chinese

		to think; to consider	to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss
simp. and trad. (思想)		思	想

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): sīxiǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): сыщён (sɨxi͡on, I-II) / сыщён (sɨxi͡on, I-I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): si¹ soeng²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhu¹ lhiang²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̂-sióng
• Min Dong (BUC): sṳ̆-siōng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): su-sióng / sir-sióng / su-siáng / si-sióng / su-siúⁿ / sir-siúⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): se¹ siang²

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Shanghainese): ¹sy-shian

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sīxiǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄒㄧㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sihsiǎng
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ¹-hsiang³
    • Yale: sz̄-syǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sysheang
    • Palladius: сысян (sysjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: сыщён (sɨxi͡on, I-II) / сыщён (sɨxi͡on, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²⁴ ɕiɑŋ⁵¹/, /sz̩²⁴ ɕiɑŋ²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si¹ soeng²
    • Yale: sī séung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ soeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ sêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ sœːŋ³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhu¹ lhiang²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬu³³ ɬiaŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̂-sióng
    • Hakka Romanization System: sii´ xiong`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: si¹ xiong³
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨ²⁴ ɕi̯oŋ³¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sṳ̆-siōng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sy⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(s-)luoŋ³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-sióng
    • Tâi-lô: su-sióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: susiorng
    • IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɔŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sir-sióng
    • Tâi-lô: sir-sióng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ³³ ɕiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-siáng
    • Tâi-lô: su-siáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: susiarng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiaŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-sióng
    • Tâi-lô: si-sióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sisiorng
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /ɕi³³ ɕiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-siúⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: su-siúnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: susviuo
    • IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiũ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiũ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sir-siúⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sir-siúnn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ³³ ɕiũ⁵⁵⁴/

Note: su-siúⁿ - verb.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: se¹ siang²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sṳ siáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɯ³³⁻²³ siaŋ⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wugniu: ¹sy-shian
    • Wiktionary Romanisation: ¹sr-xian
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/

Noun

思想

1. idea; intention; thought

   思想交流  ―  sīxiǎng jiāoliú  ―  exchange of ideas

   我打算利用這個時間好好梳理一下自己的思想，思考一些問題。 [MSC, trad.]
   我打算利用这个时间好好梳理一下自己的思想，思考一些问题。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ dǎsuàn lìyòng zhège shíjiān hǎohǎo shūlǐ yīxià zìjǐ de sīxiǎng, sīkǎo yīxiē wèntí. [Pinyin]

   I plan to use this time to sort out my thoughts and think about some problems.

2. ideology; philosophy; thought; concept (often political); teachings; thinking; principles

   思想武器  ―  sīxiǎng wǔqì  ―  ideological weapon

   思想覺悟／思想觉悟  ―  sīxiǎng juéwù  ―  political awareness

   指導思想／指导思想  ―  zhǐdǎo sīxiǎng  ―  guiding ideology; guiding principles

   主導思想／主导思想  ―  zhǔdǎo sīxiǎng  ―  guiding ideology

   思想建設／思想建设  ―  sīxiǎng jiànshè  ―  ideological development

   宣傳思想工作／宣传思想工作  ―  xuānchuán sīxiǎng gōngzuò  ―  publicity and ideological work

   核心思想  ―  héxīn sīxiǎng  ―  core concepts

   思想啟蒙／思想启蒙  ―  sīxiǎng qǐméng  ―  ideological enlightenment

   思想解放  ―  sīxiǎng jiěfàng  ―  ideological emancipation

   習近平新時代中國特色社會主義思想 [MSC, trad.]
   习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想 [MSC, simp.]

   Xí Jìnpíng xīn shídài Zhōngguó tèsè shèhuì zhǔyì sīxiǎng [Pinyin]

   Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era

   他是這一學派思想的集大成者。 [MSC, trad.]
   他是这一学派思想的集大成者。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā shì zhè yī xuépài sīxiǎng de jídàchéng zhě. [Pinyin]

   He epitomized the thought of this school.

Synonyms

• (idea):

• 主意
• 心念 (xīnniàn)
• 心思 (xīnsī)
• 志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
• 念 (niàn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 念頭／念头 (niàntou)
• 意念 (yìniàn)
• 想法
• 想頭／想头 (xiǎngtou) (colloquial)
• 理念 (lǐniàn)
• 諗法／谂法 (nam² faat³) (Cantonese)
• 點子／点子 (diǎnzi)

 

• (ideology):

• 主義／主义 (zhǔyì) (chiefly as a suffix)
• 思想意識／思想意识 (sīxiǎng yìshí)
• 思想體系／思想体系 (sīxiǎng tǐxì)
• 意識形態／意识形态 (yìshí xíngtài)
• 觀念／观念 (guānniàn)

 

Verb

思想

1. to think about; to consider

Synonyms

• 冥思 (míngsī)
• 冥想 (míngxiǎng)
• 品味 (pǐnwèi)
• 尋味／寻味 (xúnwèi)
• 尋思／寻思
• 念 (niàn)
• 思 (literary, or in compounds)
• 思慮／思虑 (sīlǜ)
• 思索 (sīsuǒ)
• 思維／思维 (sīwéi)
• 思考 (sīkǎo)
• 思裁 (si¹ cai²) (Sichuanese)
• 思量 (sīliáng)
• 慎思 (shènsī)
• 掂掇 (diānduo) (colloquial)
• 推敲 (tuīqiāo)
• 掂量 (diānliáng)
• 揣摩 (chuǎimó)
• 斟酌 (zhēnzhuó) (figuratively)
• 沉思 (chénsī)
• 深思 (shēnsī)
• 照顧／照顾 (zhàogù)
• 玩味 (wánwèi)
• 玩弄 (Classical Chinese)
• 琢磨 (zuómo)
• 算計／算计 (suànjì)
• 考慮／考虑 (kǎolǜ)
• 苦思 (kǔsī)
• 著想／着想 (zhuóxiǎng)
• 計算／计算 (jìsuàn)
• 計較／计较
• 設想／设想 (shèxiǎng)
• 顧全／顾全 (gùquán)
• 顧及／顾及 (gùjí)

 

Derived terms

• 中心思想 (zhōngxīn sīxiǎng)
• 主體思想／主体思想 (zhǔtǐ sīxiǎng)
• 儒家思想 (rújiā sīxiǎng)
• 思想史 (sīxiǎngshǐ)
• 思想家 (sīxiǎngjiā)
• 思想實驗／思想实验 (sīxiǎng shíyàn)
• 思想庫／思想库 (sīxiǎngkù)
• 思想性 (sīxiǎngxìng)
• 思想意識／思想意识 (sīxiǎng yìshí)
• 思想界 (sīxiǎngjiè)
• 思想者 (sīxiǎngzhě)
• 思想體系／思想体系 (sīxiǎng tǐxì)
• 毛澤東思想／毛泽东思想 (Máo Zédōng sīxiǎng)
• 道家思想 (dàojiā sīxiǎng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (思想):

• → Japanese: 思(し)想(そう) (shisō)
• → Korean: 사상(思想) (sasang)
• → Vietnamese: tư tưởng (思想)

Others:

• → Zhuang: swhsiengj

See also

• 理論／理论 (lǐlùn)
• 主義／主义 (zhǔyì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
思	想
し Grade: 2	そう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しそー [shìsóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiso̞ː]

Noun

思(し)想(そう) • (shisō) ^{←しさう (sisau)?}

1. thought; idea

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
思	想

Noun

思想 • (sasang) (hangeul 사상)

1. Hanja form^? of 사상 (“thought, idea”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán in this term
思	想

Noun

思想

1. chữ Hán form of tư tưởng (“thought, ideology”).