衷心

Chinese

		inner feelings	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (衷心)		衷	心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung¹ sam¹ / zung¹ sam¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thiong-sim / tiong-sim

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongsin
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-hsin¹
    • Yale: jūng-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongshin
    • Palladius: чжунсинь (čžunsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 中心 忠心 衷心

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: cung¹ sam¹ / zung¹ sam¹
    • Yale: chūng sām / jūng sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung¹ sam¹ / dzung¹ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung¹ sem¹ / zung¹ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/, /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 中心 忠心 衷心

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiong-sim
    • Tâi-lô: thiong-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiongsym
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɔŋ³³ sim³³/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-sim
    • Tâi-lô: tiong-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diongsym
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ sim³³/

Adjective

衷心

1. from the heart; heartfelt; sincere; deep; genuine; wholehearted

   • 我衷心地謝謝你　一番關懷和情意 [MSC, trad.]
     我衷心地谢谢你　一番关怀和情意 [MSC, simp.]

     From: “You and Me”, lyrics by Lin Huangkun, original music “Spring in the North” (1977) by Minoru Endō, sung by Teresa Teng

     wǒ zhōngxīn di xièxiè nǐ, yīfān guānhuái hé qíngyì [Pinyin]

     I sincerely thank you for your care and affection.

Synonyms

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• 深切 (shēnqiè)
• 由衷 (yóuzhōng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (衷心):

• → Japanese:
• → Korean: 충심(衷心) (chungsim)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
衷	心
ちゅう Grade: S	しん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 衷心 (MC trjuwng|trjuwngH sim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːɕĩɴ]

Noun

1. one's heart, innermost feelings

   衷(ちゅう)心(しん)よりお悔(くや)み申(もう)し上(あ)げます

   chūshin yori o-kuyami mōshiagemasu

   Let me express my deepest condolences.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
衷	心

Noun

衷心 • (chungsim) (hangeul 충심)

1. hanja form^? of 충심