有心人

Chinese

		to have the intention	man; person; people
trad. (有心人)		有心	人
simp. #(有心人)		有心	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒuxīnrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ sam¹ jan⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iú-sim-jîn / iú-sim-lîn / ū-sim-lâng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒuxīnrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒusinrén
    • Wade–Giles: yu³-hsin¹-jên²
    • Yale: yǒu-syīn-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoushinren
    • Palladius: юсиньжэнь (jusinʹžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ sam¹ jan⁴
    • Yale: yáuh sām yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ sam¹ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ sem¹ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ sɐm⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iú-sim-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: iú-sim-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iwsimjiin
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iú-sim-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: iú-sim-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iwsimliin
    • IPA (Taipei): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ū-sim-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: ū-sim-lâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uxsimlaang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /u²²⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

Noun

有心人

1. observant and conscientious person
2. resolute person; person who sets their mind on doing something

Derived terms

• 世上無難事，只怕有心人 / 世上无难事，只怕有心人
• 功夫不負有心人 / 功夫不负有心人 (gōngfu bùfù yǒuxīnrén)
• 天下無難事，只怕有心人 / 天下无难事，只怕有心人 (tiānxià wú nánshì, zhǐpà yǒuxīnrén)