唯心

唯心

Chinese

		yes; only; alone	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (唯心)		唯	心
alternative forms		惟心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéixīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ sam¹
• Min Nan (POJ): ûi-sim

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéixīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéisin
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-hsin¹
    • Yale: wéi-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weishin
    • Palladius: вэйсинь (vɛjsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 唯心 惟心 維新／维新 違心／违心

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ sam¹
    • Yale: wàih sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 唯心 違心／违心

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-sim
    • Tâi-lô: uî-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uisym
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² ɕim³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/

Adjective

唯心

1. idealistic

Noun

唯心

1. (Buddhism) "mind-only"
2. idealism

Derived terms

唯心主義／唯心主义 (wéixīn zhǔyì) 唯心史觀／唯心史观

唯心論／唯心论 (wéixīnlùn)

References

• “The meaning of "mind-only" (wei-hsin): An analysis of a sinitic Mahaayaana phenomenon”, in Philosophy East and West, by Whalen Lai‎ (in English), Jan 1977, archived from the original on 2008-04-21, retrieved 2008-06-09

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
唯	心
ゆい Grade: S	しん Grade: 2
goon

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝiɕĩɴ]

Noun

唯(ゆい)心(しん) • (yuishin) 

1. (philosophy) spiritualism
2. (Buddhism) "mind-only"; cittamatra