心肝

Chinese

		heart; mind	liver
simp. and trad. (心肝)		心	肝
Literally: “heart and liver”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīngān

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄍㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ gon¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîm-kôn
Min Nan (POJ): sim-koaⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xīngān
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄍㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ka̠n⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    心甘
    心肝
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīngānr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄍㄢㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingal
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ kɑɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ gon¹
  - Yale: sām gōn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ gon¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ gon¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-kôn
  - Hakka Romanization System: xim´ gon´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ gon¹
  - IPA: /ɕim²⁴⁻¹¹ kon²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-koaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: sim-kuann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simkvoaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕim³³ kuã³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕim⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴/

Noun

心肝

(figuratively) conscience
(figuratively) sincere affection
(figuratively) darling; honey; sweetheart
(figuratively) character (mental and ethical traits)
(figuratively, Min Nan) mind
- 底你的心肝內，是不是還有我的存在？ [Taiwanese, trad.]
  底你的心肝内，是不是还有我的存在？ [Taiwanese, simp.]
  From: 蘇打綠 (sodagreen), 無眠 (No Sleep)
  Tī lí ê sim-koaⁿ lāi, sī m̄ sī koh ū góa ê chûn-chāi? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Do I still exist in your mind?

Synonyms

(conscience): 良心 (liángxīn)
(character): 心地 (xīndì), 心腸／心肠 (xīncháng)
(darling): 心肝寶貝／心肝宝贝 (xīngān bǎobèi), 小心肝

Derived terms

全無心肝／全无心肝
別有心肝／别有心肝
壞心肝／坏心肝
小心肝
心肝不託著五臟／心肝不托着五脏
心肝寶貝／心肝宝贝 (xīngān bǎobèi)
心肝肉

懷心肝／怀心肝
水晶心肝玻璃人
沒心肝／没心肝
烏心肝／乌心肝
玻璃心肝
鐵石心肝／铁石心肝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
心	肝
しん Grade: 2	かん Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

心肝 (hiragana しんかん, rōmaji shinkan)

(anatomy) heart as an organ of the body
heart as the center of emotion or thought

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