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心機

心機

See also: 心机

Chinese

		heart; mind	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (心機)		心	機
simp. (心机)		心	机

Noun

心機

scheme, machination, cunning
(Cantonese) patience; devotion

Derived terms

冇心機／冇心机 (“(Cantonese) unmotivated”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
心	機
しん Grade: 2	き Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

心機 ‎(hiragana しんき, romaji shinki)

one's mental state or attitude

References

1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīnjī

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ gei¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîm-kî
Min Nan (POJ): sim-ki

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xīnjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinji
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    心機／心机
    心肌
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: sam¹ gei¹
  - Yale: sām gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ gei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    心機／心机
    心肌
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-kî
  - Hakka Romanization System: xim´ gi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ gi¹
  - IPA: /ɕim²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-ki
  - Tâi-lô: sim-ki
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simky
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕim³³ ki³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/