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忠心

忠心

Chinese

		loyal	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (忠心)		忠	心

Adjective

忠心

loyalty; devotion

Derived terms

忠心耿耿 (zhōngxīn gěnggěng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhōngxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ sam¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chûng-sîm
Min Nan (POJ): tiong-sim

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhōngxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄒㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongshin
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    中心
    忠心
    衷心
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ sam¹
  - Yale: jūng sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ sam¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng-sîm
  - Hakka Romanization System: zung´ xim´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zung¹ xim¹
  - IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕim²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-sim
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongsym
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ ɕim³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/