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心虛

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

Adjective

心虛

afraid of being found out with a guilty conscience
lacking confidence

See also

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīnxū

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄒㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ heoi¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîm-hî
Min Nan (POJ): sim-hu / sim-hir / sim-hi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīnxū
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄒㄩ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinshiu
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ heoi¹
  - Yale: sām hēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ hoey¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ hɵy̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-hî
  - Hakka Romanization System: xim´ hi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ hi¹
  - IPA: /ɕim²⁴⁻¹¹ hi²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-hu
  - Tâi-lô: sim-hu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simhw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² hu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-hir
  - Tâi-lô: sim-hir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕim³³ hɯ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-hi
  - Tâi-lô: sim-hi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simhy
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴⁴/