心思

Chinese

		heart; mind	to think; to consider
simp. and trad. (心思)		心	思

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnsī

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ si¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîm-sṳ̂
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-su / sim-sir / sim-si / sim-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnsī → xīnsi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄙ → ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinsi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-ssŭ⁵
  - Yale: syīn-sz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shin.sy
  - Palladius: синьсы (sinʹsy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/ → /ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: sam¹ si¹
  - Yale: sām sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    心思
    深思
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-sṳ̂
  - Hakka Romanization System: xim´ sii´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ si¹
  - Sinological IPA: /sim²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-su
  - Tâi-lô: sim-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simsw
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-sir
  - Tâi-lô: sim-sir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ sɯ³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-si
  - Tâi-lô: sim-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simsy
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-sū
  - Tâi-lô: sim-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simsu
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/

Noun

心思

thoughts; ideas
thinking
費盡心思／费尽心思 ― fèi jìn xīnsī ― to rack one's brain
feeling; mood; emotions; state of mind
沒有心思學習／没有心思学习 ― méiyǒu xīnsī xuéxí ― to be in no mood to study
intentions; plans

Synonyms

(thoughts):

主意
心念 (xīnniàn)
志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
念 (niàn) (literary, or in compounds)
念頭／念头 (niàntou)
思想 (sīxiǎng)
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)

(thinking):

腦力／脑力 (nǎolì)
腦子／脑子 (nǎozi) (colloquial)
腦海／脑海 (nǎohǎi)
腦筋／脑筋 (nǎojīn)
頭腦／头脑 (tóunǎo)

(feeling):

心境 (xīnjìng)
心情 (xīnqíng)
心意 (xīnyì)
心曲 (xīnqū) (literary)
心神 (xīnshén)
心緒／心绪 (xīnxù)
思 (literary, or in compounds)
思緒／思绪 (sīxù)
情懷／情怀 (qínghuái)
情緒／情绪 (qíngxù)
懷／怀 (huái) (figurative)
腸／肠 (cháng) (figurative)

(intentions):

企圖／企图 (qǐtú)
心意 (xīnyì)
心田 (xīntián)
意向 (yìxiàng)
意圖／意图 (yìtú)
意旨 (yìzhǐ)
懷抱／怀抱 (huáibào) (literary)
打算 (dǎsuàn)
旨意 (zhǐyì)
用心 (yòngxīn)
用意 (yòngyì)
𥓍 (Hokkien)
粒積／粒积 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
腸肚／肠肚 (chángdù)

Derived terms

一門心思／一门心思 (yīménxīnsi)
挖空心思 (wākōngxīnsī)

Related terms

精力 (jīnglì)
心血 (xīnxuè)

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