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心灰意冷

心灰意冷

Chinese

		extremely disappointed; discouraged	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy	cold
simp. and trad. (心灰意冷)		心灰	意	冷

Idiom

心灰意冷

discouraged and downhearted

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīnhuīyìlěng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄏㄨㄟㄧˋ ㄌㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ fui¹ ji³ laang⁵
Min Nan (POJ): sim-hoe-ì-léng / sim-he-ì-léng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīnhuīyìlěng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄏㄨㄟㄧˋ ㄌㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinhueiyihleeng
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ i⁵¹ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ fui¹ ji³ laang⁵
  - Yale: sām fūi yi láahng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ fui¹ ji³ laang⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ fuːi̯⁵⁵ jiː³³ lɑːŋ¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-hoe-ì-léng / sim-he-ì-léng
  - Tâi-lô: sim-hue-ì-líng / sim-he-ì-líng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simhoeieleang, simheieleang
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴⁻²² i²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁵³/, /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² he⁴⁴⁻²² i²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕim³³ hue³³ i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/, /ɕim³³ he³³ i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴⁻²² i²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁵³/, /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² he⁴⁴⁻²² i²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴⁴⁻³³ i¹¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁵³/, /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁴⁴⁻³³ i¹¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴⁴⁻³³ i²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ⁴¹/, /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁴⁴⁻³³ i²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ⁴¹/