私信

Chinese

		personal; private; selfish	letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence
simp. and trad. (私信)		私	信

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sīxìn

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄒㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ seon³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sīxìn
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄒㄧㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syshinn
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si¹ seon³
  - Yale: sī seun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ soen³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ sên³
  - IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ sɵn³³/

Noun

私信

(chiefly Internet) private message

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (私信):

→ Japanese: 私 (し)信 (しん) (shishin)
→ Korean: 사신 (私信, sasin)

Verb

私信

(chiefly Internet) to send a private message to

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