初衷

初衷

Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	inner feelings
simp. and trad. (初衷)		初	衷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chūzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ cung¹
• Min Nan (POJ): chho͘-tiong / chho͘-chiong / chho͘-thiong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: chūzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chujong
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: co¹ cung¹
    • Yale: chō chūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ tsung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: co¹ cung¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-tiong
    • Tâi-lô: tshoo-tiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zho'diofng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ³³ tiɔŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-chiong
    • Tâi-lô: tshoo-tsiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhociofng
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-thiong
    • Tâi-lô: tshoo-thiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zho'tiofng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ³³ tʰiɔŋ³³/

Noun

初衷

1. one’s initial intention; original idea; true feelings; aspiration; purpose; goal

Synonyms

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初心 (chūxīn) 本心 (běnxīn)

本意 (běnyì)