下心

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (下心)		下	心
anagram		心下

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàsin
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-hsin¹
    • Yale: syà-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahshin
    • Palladius: сясинь (sjasinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

Verb

下心

1. to be diligent; to be attentive; to be careful

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	心
した Grade: 1	こころ > ごころ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) したご​ころ [shìtágóꜜkòrò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɕi̥ta̠ɡo̞ko̞ɾo̞]

Noun

下(した)心(ごころ) • (shitagokoro) 

1. ulterior motive (alternative or hidden reason)
2. the bottom "heart" radical (㣺), e.g. 慕