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心裁

心裁

Chinese

		heart; mind	cut out (as a dress); cut; trim cut out (as a dress); cut; trim; reduce; diminish; decision; judgment
simp. and trad. (心裁)		心	裁

Noun

心裁

idea; conception; plan; plot

Derived terms

別出心裁／别出心裁

獨出心裁／独出心裁

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīncái

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄘㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ coi⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sim-chhâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xīncái
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄘㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shintsair
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    心材
    心裁
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ coi⁴
  - Yale: sām chòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ tsoi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-chhâi
  - Tâi-lô: sim-tshâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simzhaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕim³³ t͡sʰaɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaɪ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰaɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰaɪ²³/