心願

心願

See also: 心愿

Chinese

		heart; mind	hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing
trad. (心願)		心	願
simp. (心愿)		心	愿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ jyun⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîm-ngien / sîm-ngian
• Min Nan (POJ): sim-goān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xīnyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinyuann
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ y̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ jyun⁶
    • Yale: sām yuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ jyn⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ yun⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ jyːn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-ngien
    • Hakka Romanization System: xim´ ngien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ ngian⁴
    • IPA: /ɕim²⁴⁻¹¹ ɲi̯en⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-ngian
    • Hakka Romanization System: xim´ ngian
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ ngian⁴
    • IPA: /ɕim²⁴⁻¹¹ ɲi̯an⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-goān
    • Tâi-lô: sim-guān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: simgoan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² guan²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕim³³ guan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² guan²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ guan³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ guan³³/

Noun

心願

1. aspiration; cherished desire; dream; wish

Synonyms

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志願／志愿 (zhìyuàn) 意願／意愿 (yìyuàn)

願望／愿望 (yuànwàng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
心	願
しん Grade: 2	がん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

心願 (hiragana しんがん, rōmaji shingan)

1. heartfelt prayer
2. sincere wish

Synonyms

• (prayer): 祈 (いの)り (inori), 祈 (き)念 (ねん) (kinen), 祈 (き)願 (がん) (kigan)
• (wish): 希 (き)望 (ぼう) (kibō), 願 (がん)望 (ぼう) (ganbō)

References

• 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN