內心

內心

See also: 内心

Chinese

		inside; inner; internal inside; inner; internal; within; interior	heart; mind
trad. (內心)		內	心
simp. (内心)		内	心
anagram		心內／心内

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nèixīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): noi⁶ sam¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nui-sîm
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): lōe-sim / lāi-sim / lǎi-sim

  (Teochew, Peng'im): lai⁶ sim¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nèixīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nèisin
    • Wade–Giles: nei⁴-hsin¹
    • Yale: nèi-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neyshin
    • Palladius: нэйсинь (nɛjsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /neɪ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: noi⁶ sam¹
    • Yale: noih sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noi⁶ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: noi⁶ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɔːi̯²² sɐm⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 內心／内心 耐心

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nui-sîm
    • Hakka Romanization System: nui xim´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: nui⁴ xim¹
    • Sinological IPA: /nu̯i⁵⁵ ɕim²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lōe-sim
    • Tâi-lô: luē-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: loexsym
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lue⁴¹⁻²² ɕim³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lue³³⁻²¹ ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lue²²⁻²¹ ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lue³³⁻¹¹ ɕim⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāi-sim
    • Tâi-lô: lāi-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: laixsym
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lai³³⁻²¹ ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lai³³⁻¹¹ ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lai²²⁻²¹ ɕim⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǎi-sim
    • Tâi-lô: lǎi-sim
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lai²² ɕim³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lai⁶ sim¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lăi sim
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lai³⁵⁻¹¹ sim³³/

Noun

內心

1. heart; innermost being

   內心強大／内心强大  ―  nèixīn qiángdà  ―  to have a strong spirit

   內心活動／内心活动  ―  nèixīn huódòng  ―  innermost thoughts

   人不開心的時候，找找朋友，聊聊天，說說話，把內心的情緒釋放一下，就會好很多了。 [MSC, trad.]
   人不开心的时候，找找朋友，聊聊天，说说话，把内心的情绪释放一下，就会好很多了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rén bù kāixīn de shíhòu, zhǎo zhǎo péngyou, liáo liáo tiān, shuō shuō huà, bǎ nèixīn de qíngxù shìfàng yīxià, jiù huì hǎo hěn duō le. [Pinyin]

   If you're unhappy, catch up with your friends for a chat, and vent your feelings. You will feel much better.

2. (geometry) incenter

Synonyms

• (heart):

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Synonyms of 內心

寸心 (cùnxīn) (literary) 心上 (xīnshàng) 心中 (xīnzhōng) 心地 (xīndì) 心坎 (xīnkǎn) 心曲 (xīnqū) (literary) 心田 (xīntián) 心骨 (xīngǔ) (literary) 意下 (yìxià) (literary) 私心 (sīxīn) 肚子 (dùzi) (figurative)

肺肝 (fèigān) (literary) 胸 (xiōng) 胸中 (xiōngzhōng) (literary) 胸坎 (xiōngkǎn) (literary) 心內／心内 (Hakka, Min Nan) 心窩／心窝 (xīnwō) (figurative, poetic) 心窩子／心窝子 (xīnwōzi) (figurative, poetic) 心裡／心里 (xīnlǐ) 心頭／心头 (xīntóu) 肚裡／肚里 (dùlǐ)

Derived terms

內心戲／内心戏 (nèixīnxì)

內心深處／内心深处

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (內心):

• → Japanese: 内心(ないしん) (naishin)
• → Korean: 내심(內心) (naesim)
• → Vietnamese: nội tâm (內心)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
內	心
ない Hyōgaiji	しん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

內(ない)心(しん) • (naishin)  (kyūjitai, shinjitai 内心)

1. Kyūjitai form of 内心: inner thoughts, real intentions

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Korean

Hanja in this term
內	心

Noun

內心 • (naesim) (hangeul 내심)

1. Hanja form^? of 내심 (“(geometry) an incenter”).
2. Hanja form^? of 내심 (“inner thoughts; inner feelings”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
內	心

Noun

內心

1. chữ Hán form of nội tâm (“inner feelings”).