心骨

心骨

Chinese

		heart; mind	bone
trad. (心骨)		心	骨
simp. #(心骨)		心	骨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīngǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīngǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: singǔ
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-ku³
    • Yale: syīn-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinguu
    • Palladius: синьгу (sinʹgu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

心骨

1. (literary) heart; innermost being
2. (literary) aspiration; ambition; spirit; backbone; resolve

Synonyms

• (heart):

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Synonyms of 心骨

寸心 (cùnxīn) (literary) 心上 (xīnshàng) 心中 (xīnzhōng) 心地 (xīndì) 心坎 (xīnkǎn) 心曲 (xīnqū) (literary) 心田 (xīntián) 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) 內心／内心 (nèixīn) 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)

• (aspiration):

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Synonyms of 心骨

心志 (xīnzhì) 志事 (zhìshì) (literary) 志向 (zhìxiàng) 理想 (lǐxiǎng) 野心 (yěxīn) (wild ambition) 雄心 (xióngxīn) (great ambitions) 壯志／壮志 (zhuàngzhì) (great ambitions)

夢寐／梦寐 (mèngmèi) (literary) 夢想／梦想 (mèngxiǎng) 志氣／志气 (zhìqì) 懷抱／怀抱 (huáibào) (literary) 抱負／抱负 (bàofù) 權欲／权欲 (quányù) (derogatory, lust for power) 職志／职志 (zhízhì)

Derived terms

主心骨 (zhǔxīngǔ)