作賊心虛

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	thief	heart; mind	devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain
trad. (作賊心虛)		作	賊	心	虛
simp. (作贼心虚)		作	贼	心	虚
alternative forms		做賊心虛／做贼心虚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuòzéixīnxū

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ caak⁶ sam¹ heoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuòzéixīnxū
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòzéisinsyu
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴-tsei²-hsin¹-hsü¹
    • Yale: dzwò-dzéi-syīn-syū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohtzeirshinshiu
    • Palladius: цзоцзэйсиньсюй (czoczɛjsinʹsjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡seɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zok³ caak⁶ sam¹ heoi¹
    • Yale: jok chaahk sām hēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ tsaak⁹ sam¹ hoey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zog³ cag⁶ sem¹ hêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡sʰaːk̚² sɐm⁵⁵ hɵy̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

作賊心虛

1. to feel anxious because one is guilty and has committed wrongdoings