心水

Chinese

		heart; mind	water; river
simp. and trad. (心水)		心	水

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ seoi²
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): sim¹ zui²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-shui³
    • Yale: syīn-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinshoei
    • Palladius: синьшуй (sinʹšuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 心水 薪水

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sam¹ seoi²
    • Yale: sām séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 心水 深水

• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sim¹ zui²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sim tsúi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sim³³⁻²³ t͡sui⁵²/

Noun

心水

1. (Buddhism) mind that can reflect reality
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) a type of edema
3. (Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Nanning Pinghua) thoughts; idea; preference; favourite

   啱心水 [Cantonese]  ―  ngaam¹ sam¹ seoi² [Jyutping]  ―  to be satisfied with

4. (Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin) mind

   心水清 [Cantonese]  ―  sam¹ seoi² cing¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to be clear-minded

Derived terms

• 疊埋心水 / 叠埋心水