心猿意馬

See also: 心猿意马

Chinese

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|- ! !heart; mind !ape

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idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy

!horse; surname |- !trad. (心猿意馬) | 心 | 猿 | 意 | 馬 |- !simp. (心猿意马) | 心 | 猿 | 意 | 马 |}

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnyuán-yìmǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄩㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ jyun⁴ ji³ maa⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīnyuán-yìmǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄩㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinyuanyihmaa
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ y̯ɛn³⁵ i⁵¹ ma̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ jyun⁴ ji³ maa⁵
  - Yale: sām yùhn yi máh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ jyn⁴ ji³ maa⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ yun⁴ yi³ ma⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ jyːn²¹ jiː³³ mɑː¹³/

Idiom

心猿意馬

unable to concentrate, inattentive and vacillating

Synonyms

三心二意 (sānxīn'èryì)

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