煞心

Chinese

		baleful; bring to a stop; very baleful; bring to a stop; very; decrease; tighten	heart; mind
trad. (煞心)		煞	心
simp. #(煞心)		煞	心

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): soah-sim

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soah-sim
    • Tâi-lô: suah-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soahsym
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sua(ʔ)⁵ sim³³/

Verb

煞心

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) to drop the idea forever; to have no more illusions about the matter
2. (Quanzhou Hokkien) to not worry; to set one's mind at rest; to be at ease; to feel relieved

Synonyms

• (to drop the idea forever): 死心 (sǐxīn)
• (to not worry): 放心 (fàngxīn)