心虛

See also: 心虚

Chinese

		heart; mind	devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain
trad. (心虛)		心	虛
simp. (心虚)		心	虚
anagram		虛心／虚心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnxū

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ heoi¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîm-hî
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-hu / sim-hir / sim-hi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnxū
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinsyu
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-hsü¹
    • Yale: syīn-syū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinshiu
    • Palladius: синьсюй (sinʹsjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ heoi¹
    • Yale: sām hēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ hoey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ hêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ hɵy̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-hî
    • Hakka Romanization System: xim^ˊ hi^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ hi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /sim²⁴⁻¹¹ hi²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-hu
    • Tâi-lô: sim-hu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: simhw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² hu⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-hir
    • Tâi-lô: sim-hir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ hɯ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-hi
    • Tâi-lô: sim-hi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: simhy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴⁴/

Adjective

心虛

1. afraid of being found out with a guilty conscience
2. lacking confidence

See also

• (not to be confused with) 虛心／虚心 (xūxīn)