真實

See also: 真实 and 眞實

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (真實/眞實)		真/眞	實
simp. (真实)		真	实

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): zhēnshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄕˊ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җыншы (žɨnšɨ, I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ sat⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-sṳ̍t
• Eastern Min (BUC): cĭng-sĭk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chin-si̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zing¹ sig⁸ / zêng¹ sêg⁸

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tsen-zeq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhenshíh
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-shih²
    • Yale: jēn-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshyr
    • Palladius: чжэньши (čžɛnʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂɻ̩³⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җыншы (žɨnšɨ, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂəŋ²⁴ ʂɻ̩²⁴/

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

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zan¹ sat⁶
    • Yale: jān saht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ sat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ sed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɐt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-sṳ̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: ziin^ˊ siid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zin¹ sid⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: cĭng-sĭk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siŋ⁵⁵ ^(s-)niʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-si̍t
    • Tâi-lô: tsin-si̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cinsit
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin³³ sit̚²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zing¹ sig⁸ / zêng¹ sêg⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsing si̍k / tseng se̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siŋ³³⁻²³ sik̚⁴/, /t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ sek̚⁴/

Note: zêng1 sêg8 - Jieyang.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹tsen-zeq
    • MiniDict: tsen^平 zeh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tsen-zeq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən⁵⁵ zəʔ²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: tsyin zyit

Rime
Character	真	實
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	船 (27)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)	質 (48)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	側鄰切	神質切
Baxter	tsyin	zyit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiɪn/	/ʑiɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕin/	/ʑit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕjen/	/ʑjet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cin/	/ʑit̚/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiĕn/	/d͡ʑiĕt̚/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭĕn/	/d͡ʑĭĕt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯ĕn/	/d͡ʑʰi̯ĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhēn	shí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zan1	sat6

Adjective

真實

1. real; true; genuine

   真實目的／真实目的  ―  zhēnshí mùdì  ―  real purpose

   在真實世界中／在真实世界中  ―  zài zhēnshí shìjiè zhōng  ―  in the real world

   這些材料有水分，不真實。 [MSC, trad.]
   这些材料有水分，不真实。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè xiē cáiliào yǒu shuǐfèn, bù zhēnshí. [Pinyin]

   These sources are not genuine as they contain exaggerations.

   • (Can we date this quote?), 李樹浩（水雞兄）, 4m38s from the start, in 水雞行運:

     嗐，真實是好人無好報啊！ [Teochew, trad.]
     嗐，真实是好人无好报啊！ [Teochew, simp.]

     hai⁷, zing¹ sig⁸ si⁶ ho² nang⁵ bho⁵ ho² bo³ a⁷ [Peng'im]

     Alas! Truly it is so, a good person does not get a just reward

Synonyms

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• 信 (literary, or in compounds)
• 實際 / 实际 (shíjì)
• 忠實 / 忠实 (zhōngshí)
• 正正 (Hokkien)
• 正聲 / 正声 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 真正 (zhēnzhèng) (attributive)
• 確切 / 确切 (quèqiè)
• 確實 / 确实 (quèshí)
• 確鑿 / 确凿 (quèzáo)

Antonyms

• 虛幻／虚幻 (xūhuàn)
• 虛假／虚假 (xūjiǎ)

Derived terms

• 真實影片 / 真实影片
• 真實性 / 真实性 (zhēnshíxìng)
• 真實電影 / 真实电影 (zhēnshí diànyǐng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (真實):

• → Japanese: 真実(しんじつ) (shinjitsu)
• → Korean: 진실(眞實) (jinsil)
• → Vietnamese: chân thật (真實)

Adverb

真實

1. (Teochew) truly; really; indeed

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	實
しん Grade: 3	じつ Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 真實 – see the following entry.

【真実しんじつ】 [adjective] true; genuine [noun] truth; reality [noun] (Buddhism) synonym of 真如 (shinnyo, “suchness”) [proper noun] a unisex given name 【真実しんじち】 [noun] (archaic) truth; reality 【真実さなみ】 [proper noun] a female given name Alternative spellings こころ, なおみ, まこと, まなみ, まみ, まゆみ, まさみ 【真実まさね】 [proper noun] a unisex given name Alternative spelling まざね 【真実ほんと】 [proper noun] a surname 【真実こころ】 [proper noun] a female given name

(This term, 真實, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
真	實

Noun

真實 • (jinsil) (hangeul 진실)

1. alternative form of 眞實 (“truth”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
真	實

Adjective

真實

1. chữ Hán form of chân thật (“honest; truthful”)