好奇心

Chinese

		curious; inquisitive	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (好奇心)		好奇	心

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hàoqíxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hou³ kei⁴ sam¹
Min Nan (POJ): hòⁿ-kî-sim

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hàoqíxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawchyishin
  - IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hou³ kei⁴ sam¹
  - Yale: hou kèih sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hou³ kei⁴ sam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hou³ kéi⁴ sem¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hou̯³³ kʰei̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hòⁿ-kî-sim
  - Tâi-lô: hònn-kî-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hvorkisym
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ ki²⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki²⁴⁻²² ɕim³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ ki¹³⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔ̃¹¹⁻⁵³ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ̃²¹⁻⁴¹ ki²³⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/

Noun

好奇心

curiosity

Japanese

Kanji in this term
好	奇	心
こう Grade: 4	き Grade: S	しん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From 好奇 (kōki, “inquisitiveness”) + 心 (shin, “heart”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) こーきしん [kòókíꜜshìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [ko̞ːkʲiɕĩɴ]

Noun

好奇心 (hiragana こうきしん, rōmaji kōkishin)

Derived terms

好 (こう)奇 (き)心 (しん)旺 (おう)盛 (せい) (kōkishin ōsei): brimming with curiosity; neophilic

Idioms

好奇心猫 (こうきしんねこ)を殺 (ころ)す (kōkishin neko o korosu): curiosity killed the cat
好 (こう)奇 (き)心 (しん)は猫 (ねこ)をも殺 (ころ)す (kōkishin wa neko o mo korosu): curiosity killed the cat

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