灰心

灰心

Chinese

		gray; ash	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (灰心)		灰	心
anagram		心灰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huīxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fui¹ sam¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fôi-sîm
• Min Nan (POJ): hoe-sim / he-sim

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: huīxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hueishin
    • IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: fui¹ sam¹
    • Yale: fūi sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fui¹ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fui¹ sem¹
    • IPA ^(key): /fuːy̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fôi-sîm
    • Hakka Romanization System: foi´ xim´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: foi¹ xim¹
    • IPA: /foi̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕim²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoe-sim
    • Tâi-lô: hue-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoesym
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hue⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hue⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hue³³ ɕim³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: he-sim
    • Tâi-lô: he-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hesym
    • IPA (Taipei): /he⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/

Verb

灰心

1. to lose heart; to despair; to be discouraged

Adjective

灰心

1. in despair; discouraged; dejected

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 灰心

低沉 (dīchén) 低落 (dīluò) 喪氣／丧气 (sàngqì) 壓抑／压抑 (yāyì) 寡歡／寡欢 (guǎhuān) 幽鬱／幽郁 (yōuyù) (archaic) 悒鬱／悒郁 (yìyù) (literary) 悒鬱寡歡／悒郁寡欢 (yìyùguǎhuān) 愁悶／愁闷 (chóumèn) 憂悶／忧闷 (yōumèn) 憂鬱／忧郁 (yōuyù) 憋悶／憋闷 (biēmen) 懊喪／懊丧 (àosàng) 抑鬱／抑郁 (yìyù) 沉悶／沉闷 (chénmèn) 沉鬱／沉郁 (chényù) (literary)

沮喪／沮丧 (jǔsàng) 消沉 (xiāochén) 灰心喪氣／灰心丧气 (huīxīn-sàngqì) 煩悶／烦闷 (fánmèn) 神傷／神伤 (shénshāng) (literary) 苦悶／苦闷 (kǔmèn) 萎靡 (wěimǐ) 陰沉／阴沉 (yīnchén) 頹唐／颓唐 (tuítáng) 頹喪／颓丧 (tuísàng) 鬱悶／郁闷 (yùmèn) 鬱鬱／郁郁 (yùyù) (literary) 鬱鬱不樂／郁郁不乐 (yùyùbùlè) 鬱鬱寡歡／郁郁寡欢 (yùyùguǎhuān) 鬱鬱寡歡／郁郁寡欢 (yùyùguǎhuān)

Derived terms

灰心喪氣／灰心丧气 (huīxīn-sàngqì)