Chinese

Noun

善意

1. good intentions; goodwill

   善意的謊話 / 善意的谎话  ―  shànyì de huǎnghuà  ―  white lie

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 善意 ‎(dzyen^X ʔi^H, literally “good + thought”). Compare modern Mandarin 善意 (shànyì).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) ぜ​んい [zéꜜǹ'ì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [zẽ̞ɴ.i]

Noun

善意 ‎(hiragana ぜんい, romaji zen'i)

1. good intentions, goodwill
   • 1953, 三好十郎, アメリカ人に問う:

     日本 (にほん)および日本人 (にほんじん)に対 (たい)する善意 (ぜんい)がある。

     Nihon oyobi nihonjin ni taisuru zen'i ga aru.

     They have goodwill toward Japan and its people.

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9