真心

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	heart; mind
trad. (真心/眞心)		真/眞	心
simp. (真心)		真	心

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ sam¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-sîm
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chin-sim

(Teochew, Peng'im): zing¹ sim¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄒㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhensin
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-hsin¹
  - Yale: jēn-syīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshin
  - Palladius: чжэньсинь (čžɛnʹsinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zan¹ sam¹
  - Yale: jān sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ sam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ sem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-sîm
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin´ xim´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin¹ xim¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ sim²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-sim
  - Tâi-lô: tsin-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cinsym
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin³³ sim³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zing¹ sim¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsing sim
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siŋ³³⁻²³ sim³³/

Noun

真心

sincerity

Synonyms

誠意／诚意 (chéngyì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (真心):

→ Korean: 진심(眞心) (jinsim)

Adjective

真心

sincere; true

Synonyms

允 (Classical Chinese)
實在／实在
實誠／实诚 (shíchéng) (colloquial)
悃誠／悃诚 (kǔnchéng) (literary)
慥慥 (zàozào) (literary)
懇切／恳切 (kěnqiè)
殷切 (yīnqiè)
熱誠／热诚 (rèchéng)
真摯／真挚 (zhēnzhì)
真誠／真诚 (zhēnchéng)
老實／老实 (lǎoshí)
虔心 (qiánxīn)
親切／亲切 (qīnqiè)
誠信／诚信 (chéngxìn)
誠實／诚实 (chéngshí)
誠心／诚心 (chéngxīn)
誠懇／诚恳 (chéngkěn)
誠摯／诚挚 (chéngzhì)
諄諄／谆谆 (zhūnzhūn) (of teaching)
赤忱 (chìchén) (literary)
赤誠／赤诚 (chìchéng)

Adverb

真心

(Hong Kong Cantonese) truly; really
- 2021, 蕭欣浩, 《屋邨尋味記》, Hong Kong: 萬里機構, →ISBN, page 33:
  
  我重申「茶記」的三文治真心好食，撇除那些粗製濫造、為求賺錢不顧品質的出品，普遍「茶記」的三文治是合乎標準的，有時還會超出預期的好食。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  我重申「茶记」的三文治真心好食，撇除那些粗制滥造、为求赚钱不顾品质的出品，普遍「茶记」的三文治是合乎标准的，有时还会超出预期的好食。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  ngo⁵ cung⁴ san¹ “caa⁴ gei³” dik¹ saam¹ man⁴ zi⁶ zan¹ sam¹ hou² sik⁶, pit³ ceoi⁴ naa⁵ se¹ cou¹ zai³ laam⁶ zou⁶, wai⁶ kau⁴ zaan⁶ cin^4-2 bat¹ gu³ ban² zat¹ dik¹ ceot¹ ban², pou² pin³ “caa⁴ gei³” dik¹ saam¹ man⁴ zi⁶ si⁶ hap⁶ fu⁴ biu¹ zeon² dik¹, jau⁵ si⁴ waan⁴ wui⁵ ciu¹ ceot¹ jyu⁶ kei⁴ dik¹ hou² sik⁶. [Jyutping]
  I'll reiterate that sandwiches from cha chaan tengs are truly delicious. Disregarding those products sloppily made, having no regard for quality for the sake of making profit, the average cha chaan teng's sandwich conforms to standards, and sometimes, it may be delicious beyond expectation.
- 2023 December 13, 子棠, quoting 關智斌 [Kenny Kwan], “燒傷後重拾靚仔樣關智斌對火留陰影”, in 《文匯報》 [Wen Wei Po], page B10:
  
  現在對明火煮食，甚至用打火機點香薰蠟燭都真心驚，將會把全屋的氣體爐換成電器，甚至玩刺激的運動也會小心一點。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  现在对明火煮食，甚至用打火机点香薰蜡烛都真心惊，将会把全屋的气体炉换成电器，甚至玩刺激的运动也会小心一点。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  jin⁶ zoi⁶ deoi³ ming⁴ fo² zyu² sik⁶, sam⁶ zi³ jung⁶ daa² fo² gei¹ dim² hoeng¹ fan¹ laap⁶ zuk¹ dou¹ zan¹ sam¹ geng¹, zoeng¹ wui⁵ baa² cyun⁴ uk¹ dik¹ hei³ tai² lou⁴ wun⁶ sing⁴ din⁶ hei³, sam⁶ zi³ waan^4-2 ci³ gik¹ dik¹ wan⁶ dung⁶ jaa⁵ wui⁵ siu² sam¹ jat¹ dim². [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

一片真心
真心實意／真心实意 (zhēnxīnshíyì)
真心話／真心话 (zhēnxīnhuà)
真心話大冒險／真心话大冒险 (zhēnxīnhuà dàmàoxiǎn)
真心誠意／真心诚意 (zhēnxīnchéngyì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	心
ま Grade: 3	こころ > ごころ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
眞心 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 真心 – see the following entry.

【まごころ】

[noun] sincerity; devotion

(This term, 真心, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)