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心事

心事

Chinese

		heart; mind	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (心事)		心	事

Noun

心事

worry, vexation

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīnshì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ si⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîm-sṳ
Min Nan (POJ): sim-sū / sim-sīr

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xīnshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    心事
    心室
    新式
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ si⁶
  - Yale: sām sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ siː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: xim´ sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ si⁴
  - IPA: /ɕim²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-sū
  - Tâi-lô: sim-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simsu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² su²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² su²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-sīr
  - Tâi-lô: sim-sīr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕim³³ sɯ⁴¹/