心悸

Chinese

		heart; mind	afraid
trad. (心悸)		心	悸
simp. #(心悸)		心	悸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ gwai³ / sam¹ gwai⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-kùi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinjì
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-chi⁴
    • Yale: syīn-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinjih
    • Palladius: синьцзи (sinʹczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 心悸 心計／心计 心跡／心迹

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ gwai³ / sam¹ gwai⁶
    • Yale: sām gwai / sām gwaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ gwai³ / sam¹ gwai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ guei³ / sem¹ guei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/, /sɐm⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-kùi
    • Tâi-lô: sim-kuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: simkuix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² kui²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ kui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² kui²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ kui¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ kui²¹/

Verb

心悸

1. (medicine) to have palpitations; to palpitate
2. (figurative) to be frightened; to be scared

Synonyms

• (to have palpitations):

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• 心動／心动 (xīndòng)
• 心跳 (xīntiào)
• 怔忡 (zhēngchōng) (TCM, to have palpitations)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
心	悸
しん Grade: 2	き Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しんき [shíꜜǹkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩŋʲkʲi]

Noun

心(しん)悸(き) • (shinki) 

1. (medicine) palpitation

   Synonym: 動悸

Derived terms

• 心(しん)悸(き)亢(こう)進(しん) (shinkikōshin)