心弦

Chinese

		heart; mind	bow string; string of mus. instr.
simp. and trad. (心弦)		心	弦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ jin⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-hiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinsián
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-hsien²
    • Yale: syīn-syán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinshyan
    • Palladius: синьсянь (sinʹsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ jin⁴
    • Yale: sām yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-hiân
    • Tâi-lô: sim-hiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: simhieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ hiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛn²³/

Noun

心弦

1. one's heartstrings

Derived terms

• 扣人心弦 (kòurénxīnxián)
• 撩人心弦 (liáorénxīnxián)