知心

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (知心)		知	心

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhīxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ sam¹
Min Nan (POJ): ti-sim

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhīxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄒㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyshin
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ sam¹
  - Yale: jī sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ sam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ sem¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti-sim
  - Tâi-lô: ti-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: disym
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ti³³ ɕim³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/

Adjective

知心

close; intimate; understanding

Synonyms

親近／亲近 (qīnjìn)
親密／亲密 (qīnmì)
(literary) 貼己／贴己 (tiējǐ)
貼身／贴身 (tiēshēn)
(literary) 體己／体己 (tǐjǐ)

Noun

知心

bosom friend; soulmate

Derived terms

知心朋友

知心話／知心话 (zhīxīnhuà)

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