誠實

See also: 诚实 and 誠実

Chinese

	honest; sincere; true	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (誠實)	誠	實
simp. (诚实)	诚	实
anagram	實誠／实诚

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chéngshí

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sing⁴ sat⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): sen³ sit⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̀n-sṳ̍t
Eastern Min (BUC): sìng-sĭk
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sêng-si̍t
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zen-zeq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chéngshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chéngshíh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-shih²
  - Yale: chéng-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngshyr
  - Palladius: чэнши (čɛnši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    乘時／乘时
    誠實／诚实
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing⁴ sat⁶
  - Yale: sìhng saht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ sat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ sed⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ sɐt̚²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: sen³ sit⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sen²² sit̚³²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀n-sṳ̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: siinˇ siid
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin² sid⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sìng-sĭk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(s-)niʔ⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: sîng-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sengsit
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² sit̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ¹³⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ sit̚⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zen-zeq
  - MiniDict: zen^去 zeh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zen-zeq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zən²² zəʔ⁴⁴/

Adjective

誠實

honest; genuine
誠實守信／诚实守信 ― chéngshí shǒuxìn ― to be honest and keep one's word

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)
真心 (zhēnxīn)
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)

Antonyms

偽善／伪善 (wěishàn, wèishàn)
虛偽／虚伪 (xūwěi, xūwèi)

Derived terms

誠實勞動／诚实劳动 (chéngshí láodòng)

Pronunciation 2

	honest; sincere; true	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (誠實)	誠	實
simp. (诚实)	诚	实
alternative forms	正實／正实精實／精实相實／相实 (saⁿ-si̍t) 三實／三实 (saⁿ-si̍t)
anagram	實誠／实诚

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiâⁿ-si̍t / chiaⁿ-si̍t / siaⁿ-si̍t / saⁿ-si̍t

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiâⁿ-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: tsiânn-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviasit
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siã²⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siã²³⁻³³ sit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siã¹³⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Anxi, Tong'an, Kinmen, Lukang, Taipei, Hsinchu, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiaⁿ-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: tsiann-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviasit
  - IPA (Lukang): /t͡siã³³ sit̚³⁵/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /t͡siã⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siã⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /t͡siã³³ sit̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Tong'an): /t͡siã⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siaⁿ-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: siann-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sviasit
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /siã⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /siã³³ sit̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Anxi)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: saⁿ-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: sann-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svasit

Adverb

誠實

(Southern Min) really; actually

Synonyms

真的 (zhēnde)
(dialectal Mandarin, Hakka, Hokkien) 正經／正经 (zhèngjīng)