三心兩意

三心兩意

Chinese

		three	heart; mind	both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy
trad. (三心兩意)		三	心	兩	意
simp. (三心两意)		三	心	两	意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānxīn liǎngyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ sam¹ leong⁵ ji³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-sîm-lióng-yi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: sānxīn liǎngyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshin leangyih
    • IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ sam¹ leong⁵ ji³
    • Yale: sāam sām léohng yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ sam¹ loeng⁵ ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ sem¹ lêng⁵ yi³
    • IPA ^(key): /säːm⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ lɵŋ¹³ jiː³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-sîm-lióng-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam´ xim´ liong` i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam<sup>1</sup> xim<sup>1</sup> liong<sup>3</sup> yi<sup>4</sup>
    • IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕim²⁴ li̯oŋ³¹ i⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-sîm-lióng-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam´ xim´ liong` (r)i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ xim¹ liong³ yi⁴
    • IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕim²⁴ li̯oŋ³¹ (j)i⁵⁵/

Idiom

三心兩意

1. shilly-shally; half-hearted; without consistency or constancy; likely to change minds easily

Synonyms

• 三心二意 (sānxīn'èryì)
• 心神不定
• 心猿意馬／心猿意马 (xīnyuán-yìmǎ)
• 意馬心猿／意马心猿