知心

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (知心)		知	心

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhīxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ sam¹
Min Nan (POJ): ti-sim

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhīxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄒㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhihsin
  - Wade–Giles: chih¹-hsin¹
  - Yale: jr̄-syīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyshin
  - Palladius: чжисинь (čžisinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ sam¹
  - Yale: jī sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ sam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ sem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti-sim
  - Tâi-lô: ti-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: disym
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ti³³ ɕim³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/

Adjective

知心

close; intimate; understanding

Synonyms

Synonyms of 知心

同衾 (tóngqīn) (literary, figuratively)
周密 (zhōumì) (literary, of dealings)
密切 (mìqiè)
接近 (jiējìn)
近 (jìn) (literary, or in compounds)
近乎 (jìnhu) (colloquial)
火熱／火热 (huǒrè)
熱和／热和 (rèhuo) (colloquial)
熱火／热火 (rèhuǒ) (colloquial)
緊密／紧密 (jǐnmì)

親切／亲切 (qīnqiè)
親善／亲善 (qīnshàn) (of relations between countries)
親密／亲密 (qīnmì)
親熱／亲热 (qīnrè)
親近／亲近 (qīnjìn)
貼己／贴己 (tiējǐ)
貼身／贴身 (tiēshēn)
過心／过心 (guòxīn) (regional)
體己／体己 (tīji)

Noun

知心

bosom friend; soulmate

Synonyms

Synonyms of 知心

知心朋友 (zhīxīn péngyou)
友好 (yǒuhǎo)
同袍 (tóngpáo) (literary)
好友 (hǎoyǒu)
相知 (xiāngzhī)
知交 (zhījiāo)
知友 (zhīyǒu)
知己 (zhījǐ)

知言 (zhīyán) (literary)
知遇 (zhīyù) (literary)
知音 (zhīyīn)
良朋 (liángpéng) (literary)
良知 (liángzhī)
高朋 (gāopéng) (literary)
執友／执友 (zhíyǒu) (literary)
齒輪 (Sichuanese)

Derived terms

知心話／知心话 (zhīxīnhuà)

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