善意

Chinese

good
 
idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy
simp. and trad.
(善意)

Pronunciation


Noun

善意

  1. good intentions; goodwill
    善意謊話 / 善意谎话   shànyì de huǎnghuà   white lie

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (善意):
  • Japanese:  (ぜん) () (zen'i)
  • Korean: 선의 (善意, seonui)
  • Vietnamese: thiện ý (善意)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぜん
Grade: 6

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 善意 (dzyenX ʔiH, literally good + thought). Compare modern Mandarin 善意 (shànyì).

Pronunciation

Noun

善意 (hiragana ぜんい, rōmaji zen'i)

  1. good intentions, goodwill
    • 1953, 三好十郎, アメリカ人に問う:
       () (ほん)および () (ほん) (じん) (たい)する (ぜん) ()がある。
      Nihon oyobi nihonjin ni taisuru zen'i ga aru.
      They have goodwill toward Japan and its people.

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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