灰心

Chinese

		gray; ash	heart; mind
trad. (灰心)		灰	心
simp. ^#(灰心)		灰	心
anagram		心灰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huīxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fui¹ sam¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fôi-sîm
Min Nan (POJ): hoe-sim / he-sim

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huīxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟㄒㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hueisin
  - Wade–Giles: hui¹-hsin¹
  - Yale: hwēi-syīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hueishin
  - Palladius: хуэйсинь (xuejsinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xweɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fui¹ sam¹
  - Yale: fūi sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fui¹ sam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fui¹ sem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuːi̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fôi-sîm
  - Hakka Romanization System: foi´ xim´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: foi¹ xim¹
  - Sinological IPA: /foi̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕim²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoe-sim
  - Tâi-lô: hue-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoesym
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hue⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hue⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hue³³ ɕim³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: he-sim
  - Tâi-lô: he-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hesym
  - IPA (Taipei): /he⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕim⁴⁴/

Verb

灰心

to lose heart; to despair; to be discouraged

Synonyms

Synonyms of 灰心

失望 (shīwàng)
死空 (Min Nan)
死窟 (Min Nan)
喪氣／丧气 (sàngqì)
嘔興／呕兴 (Min Nan)
慼心／戚心 (“chheh-sim”) (Min Nan)
掃興／扫兴 (sǎoxìng)

敗興／败兴 (bàixìng)
死蕩蕩／死荡荡 (Min Nan)
氣餒／气馁 (qìněi)
洩勁／泄劲 (xièjìn)
洩氣／泄气 (xièqì)
無望／无望 (wúwàng)
絕望／绝望 (juéwàng)

Adjective

灰心

in despair; discouraged; dejected

Synonyms

Synonyms of 灰心

低沉 (dīchén)
低落 (dīluò)
失望 (shīwàng)
失落 (shīluò)
消沉 (xiāochén)
灰 (huī) (literary, or in compounds)
索寞 (suǒmò) (literary or Min Dong)
萎靡 (wěimǐ)
喪氣／丧气 (sàngqì)
壓抑／压抑 (yāyì)
寡歡／寡欢 (guǎhuān)
幽鬱／幽郁 (yōuyù) (archaic)
悒鬱／悒郁 (yìyù) (literary)
悒鬱寡歡／悒郁寡欢 (yìyùguǎhuān)
愁悶／愁闷 (chóumèn)
慘沮／惨沮 (cǎnjǔ) (literary)
憂悶／忧闷 (yōumèn)
憂鬱／忧郁 (yōuyù)
憋悶／憋闷 (biēmen)
懊喪／懊丧 (àosàng)

抑鬱／抑郁 (yìyù)
沉悶／沉闷 (chénmèn)
沉鬱／沉郁 (chényù) (literary)
沮喪／沮丧 (jǔsàng)
消極／消极 (xiāojí)
灰心喪氣／灰心丧气 (huīxīnsàngqì)
煩悶／烦闷 (fánmèn)
神傷／神伤 (shénshāng) (literary)
苦悶／苦闷 (kǔmèn)
陰暗／阴暗 (yīn'àn)
陰沉／阴沉 (yīnchén)
頹唐／颓唐 (tuítáng)
頹喪／颓丧 (tuísàng)
頹廢／颓废 (tuífèi)
鬱悶／郁闷 (yùmèn)
鬱鬱／郁郁 (yùyù) (literary)
鬱鬱不樂／郁郁不乐 (yùyùbùlè)
鬱鬱寡歡／郁郁寡欢 (yùyùguǎhuān)
鬱鬱寡歡／郁郁寡欢 (yùyùguǎhuān)

Derived terms

灰心喪氣／灰心丧气 (huīxīnsàngqì)

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