誠意

See also: 诚意

Chinese

		honest; sincere; true	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
trad. (誠意)		誠	意
simp. (诚意)		诚	意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ ji³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̀n-yi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sêng-ì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngyì
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-i⁴
    • Yale: chéng-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngyih
    • Palladius: чэнъи (čɛnʺi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ ji³
    • Yale: sìhng yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ yi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ jiː³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀n-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: siin^ˇ i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sin² yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹ i⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀n-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: siin^ˇ (r)i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sin² yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹ (j)i⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-ì
    • Tâi-lô: sîng-ì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seng'ix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² i²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² i⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ¹³⁻²² i²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ i¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ i²¹/

Noun

誠意

1. sincerity

Synonyms

• 真心 (zhēnxīn)

Antonyms

• 假意 (jiǎyì)

Verb

誠意

1. (literary) to act in good faith

   格物、致知、誠意、正心、修身、齊家、治國、平天下。 [MSC, trad.]
   格物、致知、诚意、正心、修身、齐家、治国、平天下。 [MSC, simp.]

   Géwù, zhìzhī, chéngyì, zhèngxīn, xiūshēn, qíjiā, zhìguó, píngtiānxià. [Pinyin]

   Investigate the nature of things, pursue knowledge, act in good faith, rectify one's mind, cultivate one's moral character, manage one's household, administer state affairs and bring peace to the nation.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
誠	意
せい Grade: 6	い Grade: 3
kan'on	on'yomi

Etymology

• (Tokyo) せーい [séꜜèì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːi]

Noun

誠(せい)意(い) • (seii) 

1. sincerity

   誠意(せいい)が見(み)られない。

   Seii ga mirarenai.

   I do not see their sincerity in this.

   誠意(せいい)を尽(つ)くす

   seii o tsukusu

   to act with utmost sincerity

Synonyms

• まごころ (magokoro)

Korean

Hanja in this term
誠	意

Noun

誠意 • (seong'ui) (hangeul 성의)

1. hanja form^? of 성의 (“sincerity”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
誠	意

Adjective

誠意

1. chữ Hán form of thành ý (“sincere”).