心術

Chinese

		heart; mind	method; technique
trad. (心術)		心	術
simp. (心术)		心	术

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnshù

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ seot⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-su̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnshù
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinshù
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-shu⁴
    • Yale: syīn-shù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinshuh
    • Palladius: синьшу (sinʹšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ seot⁶
    • Yale: sām seuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ soet⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ sêd⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ sɵt̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-su̍t
    • Tâi-lô: sim-su̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: simsut
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² sut̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ sut̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² sut̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ sut̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ sut̚⁴/

Noun

心術

1. intention; design (usually bad)

   心術不正／心术不正  ―  xīnshù bùzhèng  ―  to harbour evil intentions (designs)

2. calculation; scheming; planning

Synonyms

• (intention, design): 居心 (jūxīn), 存心 (cúnxīn)
• (calculation, scheming, planning): 心計／心计 (xīnjì), 計謀／计谋 (jìmóu)

Derived terms

• 心術不正／心术不正