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Definition 2025

知心

知心

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (知心)		知	心

Noun

知心

bosom friend; soulmate

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhīxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ sam¹
Min Nan (POJ): ti-sim

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhīxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄒㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyshin
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ sam¹
  - Yale: jī sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ sam¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti-sim
  - Tâi-lô: ti-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: disym
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ti³³ ɕim³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/