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掌心

掌心

Chinese

		palm (of hand); in charge of	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (掌心)		掌	心

Noun

掌心

hollow of one's palm
(figuratively) influence, sphere of control

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǎngxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng² sam¹
Min Nan (POJ): chióng-sim / chiáng-sim

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǎngxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaangshin
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng² sam¹
  - Yale: jéung sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng² sam¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕœːŋ³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chióng-sim
  - Tâi-lô: tsióng-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciofngsym
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕim³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕim⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiáng-sim
  - Tâi-lô: tsiáng-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciafngsym
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕim⁴⁴/