初衷

Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	inner feelings
simp. and trad. (初衷)		初	衷

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chūzhōng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄓㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ cung¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chho͘-tiong / chho͘-chiong / chho͘-thiong

(Teochew, Peng'im): co¹ cong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chūzhōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄓㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chujhong
  - Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-chung¹
  - Yale: chū-jūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chujong
  - Palladius: чучжун (čučžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    初衷
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: co¹ cung¹
  - Yale: chō chūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ tsung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: co¹ cung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-tiong
  - Tâi-lô: tshoo-tiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zho'diofng
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ³³ tiɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-chiong
  - Tâi-lô: tshoo-tsiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhociofng
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-thiong
  - Tâi-lô: tshoo-thiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zho'tiofng
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ³³ tʰiɔŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: co¹ cong¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsho tshong
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰo³³⁻²³ t͡sʰoŋ³³/

Noun

初衷

one’s initial intention; original idea; true feelings; aspiration; purpose; goal

Synonyms

初心 (chūxīn)
初意 (chūyì) (literary)
初願／初愿 (chūyuàn)
宿心 (sùxīn) (literary)
本心 (běnxīn)
本志 (běnzhì) (literary)
本意 (běnyì)
本願／本愿 (běnyuàn)
素心 (sùxīn) (literary)