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心弦

心弦

Chinese

		heart; mind	bow string; string of mus. instr.
simp. and trad. (心弦)		心	弦

Noun

心弦

one's heartstrings

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīnxián

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄒㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sim-hiân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīnxián
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄒㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinshyan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ jin⁴
  - Yale: sām yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-hiân
  - Tâi-lô: sim-hiân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simhieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕim³³ hiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛn²³/