心懷叵測

Chinese

		to harbor; to entertain; to cherish to harbor; to entertain; to cherish; intention; purpose	to be unpredictable; to be unfathomable
trad. (心懷叵測)		心懷	叵測
simp. (心怀叵测)		心怀	叵测

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnhuáipǒcè

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄆㄛˇ ㄘㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ waai⁴ po² cak¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnhuáipǒcè
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄆㄛˇ ㄘㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinhuáipǒcè
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-huai²-pʻo³-tsʻê⁴
    • Yale: syīn-hwái-pwǒ-tsè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinhwaipootseh
    • Palladius: синьхуайпоцэ (sinʹxuajpocɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ waai⁴ po² cak¹
    • Yale: sām wàaih pó chāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ waai⁴ po² tsak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ wai⁴ po² ceg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ waːi̯²¹ pʰɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɐk̚⁵/

Idiom

心懷叵測

1. to harbour unfathomable motives; to have sinister intentions