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心腹

心腹

Chinese

		heart; mind	abdomen; stomach; belly
simp. and trad. (心腹)		心	腹
anagram		腹心

Noun

心腹

(literary) chest and abdomen
(literary) crucial or strategic position
(literary) close confidant
(literary) someone's true intentions

Adjective

心腹

confidential

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīnfù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄈㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ fuk¹
Min Nan (POJ): sim-pak / sim-hok

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xīnfù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄈㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinfuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    心腹
    新婦／新妇
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ fuk¹
  - Yale: sām fūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ fuk⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ fʊk̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-pak
  - Tâi-lô: sim-pak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simpag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕim³³ pak̚⁵/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-hok
  - Tâi-lô: sim-hok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simhog
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕim³³ hɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² hɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² hɔk̚³²/