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心酸

心酸

Chinese

		heart; mind	sour; sore; ache sour; sore; ache; acid
simp. and trad. (心酸)		心	酸

Adjective

心酸

sad

Verb

心酸

to feel sad

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīnsuān

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄙㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ syun¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîm-sôn
Min Nan (POJ): sim-soan / sim-sng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xīnsuān
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄙㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinsuan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ su̯a̠n⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    心酸
    辛酸
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ syun¹
  - Yale: sām syūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ syn¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ ɕyːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-sôn
  - Hakka Romanization System: xim´ son´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ son¹
  - IPA: /ɕim²⁴⁻¹¹ son²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-soan
  - Tâi-lô: sim-suan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simsoafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² suan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕim³³ suan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² suan⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-sng
  - Tâi-lô: sim-sng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simsngf
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/