上進心

See also: 上进心

Chinese

		to go forward; to advance; to try to improve oneself to go forward; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress	heart; mind
trad. (上進心)		上進	心
simp. (上进心)		上进	心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngjìnxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ zeon³ sam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngjìnxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngjìnsin
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-chin⁴-hsin¹
    • Yale: shàng-jìn-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqjinnshin
    • Palladius: шанцзиньсинь (šanczinʹsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ zeon³ sam¹
    • Yale: séuhng jeun sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ dzoen³ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ zên³ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ t͡sɵn³³ sɐm⁵⁵/

Noun

上進心

1. desire to do better, ambition; pursuit for improvement