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Definition 2024

耐心

耐心

Chinese

		to be unbearable; unable to endure	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (耐心)		耐	心

Adjective

耐心

patient

Noun

耐心

patience

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): nàixīn

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): noi⁶ sam¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nai-sîm
Min Nan (POJ): nāi-sim

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: nàixīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nayshin
  - IPA ^(key): /naɪ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: noi⁶ sam¹
  - Yale: noih sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noi⁶ sam¹
  - IPA ^(key): /nɔːi̯²² sɐm⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nai-sîm
  - Hakka Romanization System: nai xim´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: nai⁴ xim¹
  - IPA: /na̯i⁵⁵ ɕim²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nāi-sim
  - Tâi-lô: nāi-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: naixsym
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /naɪ³³⁻²¹ ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /naɪ⁴¹⁻²² ɕim³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /naɪ³³⁻¹¹ ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /naɪ²²⁻²¹ ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /naɪ²²⁻²¹ ɕim⁴⁴/