寫意

Chinese

		to write	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
trad. (寫意)		寫	意
simp. (写意)		写	意

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiěyì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): se² ji³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siá-ì
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵shia-i₅

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiěyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siěyì
  - Wade–Giles: hsieh³-i⁴
  - Yale: syě-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieeyih
  - Palladius: сеи (sei)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    血液
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: se² ji³
  - Yale: sé yi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: se² ji³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sé² yi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː³⁵ jiː³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siá-ì
  - Tâi-lô: siá-ì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siafix
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i⁴¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵shia-i₅
  - MiniDict: shia^去 i^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xia-i₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕia³³ i⁴⁴/

Noun

寫意

arts freehand brushwork in traditional Chinese painting (characterized by vivid expression and bold outline rather than accurate details)

Verb

寫意

to suggest (rather than depict in detail)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xièyì, xiěyì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄧˋ, ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): se² ji³
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹shia₅-i₅; ⁵shia-i₅ / ³sia-i₅

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xièyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sièyì
  - Wade–Giles: hsieh⁴-i⁴
  - Yale: syè-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiehyih
  - Palladius: сеи (sei)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xièyìr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄧˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sièyìr
  - Wade–Giles: hsieh⁴-i⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: syè-yìr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiehyell
  - Palladius: сеир (seir)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ iə̯ɻ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiěyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siěyì
  - Wade–Giles: hsieh³-i⁴
  - Yale: syě-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieeyih
  - Palladius: сеи (sei)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
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    寫意／写意
    血液
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: se² ji³
  - Yale: sé yi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: se² ji³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sé² yi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː³⁵ jiː³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹shia₅-i₅; ⁵shia-i₅
  - MiniDict: shia^去 i^去; shia^去 i^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xia₂-i₂; ²xia-i₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕia⁵⁵ i²¹/, /ɕia³³ i⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ³sia-i₅
  - MiniDict: sia^上 i^去
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /siɑ⁵² i¹¹/

Adjective

寫意

(dialectal) comfortable; enjoyable
- 1967, 盧雨岐 [Lo Yu-Kei], directed by 盧雨岐 [Lo Yu-Kei], 血染鐵魔掌 [Blood Stains the Iron Fist], spoken by 丁惠娟 [Ting Wai-Kuen] (蕭芳芳 [Josephine Siao]):
  
  妙舞清歌真寫意　沉醉春宵多美善 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  妙舞清歌真写意　沉醉春宵多美善 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  miu⁶ mou⁵ cing¹ go¹ zan¹ se² ji³, cam⁴ zeoi³ ceon¹ siu¹ do¹ mei⁵ sin⁶ [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

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享受 (xiǎngshòu)
停當／停当 (tíngdàng) (literary)
好受 (hǎoshòu)
安怡 (ānyí) (literary)
安逸 (ānyì)
安適／安适 (ānshì)
安閒／安闲 (ānxián)
得勁／得劲 (déjìn) (chiefly Zhongyuan Mandarin, Jilu Mandarin)
快活 (Hokkien)
恬逸 (tiányì) (literary)
敞快 (chǎngkuai)
是味 (shìwèi)
滋潤／滋润 (zīrùn) (colloquial)
爽快 (shuǎngkuài)
爽適／爽适 (sōng-sék) (Eastern Min)
自在 (zìzai)
舒坦
舒心 (shūxīn)
舒服
舒適／舒适 (shūshì)
逍遙／逍遥 (xiāoyáo)
適意／适意 (shìyì)