心猿意馬

心猿意馬

See also: 心猿意马

Chinese

		heart; mind	ape	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy	horse; surname
trad. (心猿意馬)		心	猿	意	馬
simp. (心猿意马)		心	猿	意	马

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnyuán-yìmǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ jyun⁴ ji³ maa⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xīnyuán-yìmǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinyuanyihmaa
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ y̯ɛn³⁵ i⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ jyun⁴ ji³ maa⁵
    • Yale: sām yùhn yi máh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ jyn⁴ ji³ maa⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ yun⁴ yi³ ma⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ jyːn²¹ jiː³³ mäː¹³/

Idiom

心猿意馬

1. unable to concentrate, inattentive and vacillating

Synonyms

• 三心二意 (sānxīn'èryì)