意思

Chinese

		idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy	to think; to consider
simp. and trad. (意思)		意	思

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìsi, yìsī

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ, ㄧˋ ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji³ si³, ji³ si¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yi-sṳ
Min Dong (BUC): é-sé̤ṳ
Min Nan (POJ): ì-sù / ì-sìr / ì-sì
Wu (Wiktionary): i sr (T1)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: yìsi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih.sy
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ sz̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese, literary or regional variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: yìsī
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄙ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihsy
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji³ si³, ji³ si¹
  - Yale: yi si, yi sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji³ si³, ji³ si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi³ xi³, yi³ xi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː³³ siː³³/, /jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: i sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi⁴ si⁴
  - IPA: /i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)i sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi⁴ si⁴
  - IPA: /(j)i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: é-sé̤ṳ
  - IPA ^(key): /i²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(s-)løy²¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ì-sù
  - Tâi-lô: ì-sù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iesux
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²¹⁻⁴¹ su²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /i²¹⁻⁵³ su²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /i¹¹⁻⁵³ su¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ì-sìr
  - Tâi-lô: ì-sìr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ì-sì
  - Tâi-lô: ì-sì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iesix
  - IPA (Philippines): /i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕi⁴¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: i sr (T1)
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/

Noun

意思

meaning
字面上的意思 ― zìmiàn shàng de yìsi ― literal meaning

別笑！我真是這個意思！ [MSC, trad.]
别笑！我真是这个意思！ [MSC, simp.]
Bié xiào! Wǒ zhēn shì zhè ge yìsi! [Pinyin]
Don't laugh! I mean it!

你嘅意思就係…… [Cantonese, trad.]
你嘅意思就系…… [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ ge³ ji³ si¹ zau⁶ hai⁶...... [Jyutping]
So what you mean is that…
interest; fun
這部電影一點意思也沒有。 [MSC, trad.]
这部电影一点意思也没有。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè bù diànyǐng yīdiǎn yìsi yě méiyǒu. [Pinyin]
This movie is not interesting in the slightest.

通過與她相處這段時間的感受，我覺得她對我有意思了。 [MSC, trad.]
通过与她相处这段时间的感受，我觉得她对我有意思了。 [MSC, simp.]
Tōngguò yǔ tā xiàngchù zhè duàn shíjiān de gǎnshòu, wǒ juéde tā duì wǒ yǒu yìsi le. [Pinyin]
Since we got along so well last time, I think she's interested in me.
hint; trace
甲：這裡空氣看來是被污染了。乙：對哦，好像是有那麼點意思。 [MSC, trad.]
甲：这里空气看来是被污染了。乙：对哦，好像是有那么点意思。 [MSC, simp.]
Jiǎ: Zhèlǐ kōngqì kànlái shì bèi wūrǎn le. Yǐ: Duì o, hǎoxiàng shì yǒu nàme diǎn yìsi. [Pinyin]
A: The air appears to be polluted here. B: Yeah, it looks like it.
opinion
我想買新車，你的意思呢？ [MSC, trad.]
我想买新车，你的意思呢？ [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi xīn chē, nǐ de yìsi ne? [Pinyin]
I'd like to buy a new car, what do you think?
token of appreciation
這是一點小意思。 / 这是一点小意思。 ― Zhè shì yī diǎn xiǎo yìsi. ― This is a mere token of my appreciation.

Derived terms

不好意思 (bùhǎoyìsi)
夠意思／够意思 (gòuyìsi)
好意思 (hǎoyìsi)
小意思 (xiǎoyìsi)

意思意思 (yìsi yìsi)
意思表示 (yìsi biǎoshì)
有意思 (yǒuyìsi)
沒意思／没意思 (méiyìsi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (意思):

Japanese: 意 (い)思 (し) (ishi)
Korean: 의사 (意思, uisa)
Vietnamese: ý tứ (意思)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
意	思
い Grade: 3	し Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

意思 (hiragana いし, rōmaji ishi)

intention, a mind (to do something)

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
意	思

Noun

意思 • (uisa) (hangeul 의사)

Hanja form^? of 의사 (“intent, opinion, view, suggestion, idea, comment”).

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