小心
Chinese
editsmall; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
heart; mind | ||
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simp. and trad. (小心) |
小 | 心 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): siu2 sam1
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhiau2 lhim1*
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): siu2 sam1
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎosin
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-hsin1
- Yale: syǎu-syīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushin
- Palladius: сяосинь (sjaosinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 sam1
- Yale: síu sām
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 sam1
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 sem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: lhiau2 lhim1*
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬiau⁵⁵ ɬim³³⁻³³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: séu-sîm
- Hakka Romanization System: seuˋ ximˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: seu3 xim1
- Sinological IPA: /seu̯³¹ sim²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: sjewX sim
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]ewʔ səm/
- (Zhengzhang): /*smewʔ slɯm/
Verb
edit小心
- (transitive) to be careful of something; to mind; to beware of
- 小心碰頭。/小心碰头。 ― Xiǎoxīn pèngtóu. ― Mind your head.
- 小心滑倒。 ― Xiǎoxīn huá dǎo. ― Caution — slippery.
- 小心障礙。/小心障碍。 ― Xiǎoxīn zhàng'ài. ― Beware of obstructions.
- 小心玻璃。 ― Xiǎoxīn bōli. ― Caution — glass door.
- 小心燙傷。/小心烫伤。 ― Xiǎoxīn tàngshāng. ― Caution — hot water.
- 小心灼傷。/小心灼伤。 ― Xiǎoxīn zhuóshāng. ― Caution — hot surface.
- 小心落水。 ― Xiǎoxīn luòshuǐ. ― Warning — deep water.
- 小心地滑。 ― Xiǎoxīn dì huá. ― Caution — slippery when wet. (literally, “Be careful of the floor being slippery.”)
- (intransitive) to take care; to be careful
- (archaic, intransitive) to worry; to have misgivings
- (archaic, intransitive) to be small-minded
Synonyms
editAntonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “to take care”): 粗心 (cūxīn)
Adjective
edit小心
Synonyms
editDialectal synonyms of 小心 (“careful”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小心 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 小心 |
Taiwan | 小心 | |
Malaysia | 小心 | |
Singapore | 小心 | |
Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 小心 |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 小心 |
Hong Kong | 小心 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 小心 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 小心 | |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 細義 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 細義 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 細義 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 細義 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 細義 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 細義 | |
Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 細膩 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 細膩 |
Quanzhou | 細膩 | |
Zhangzhou | 細膩 | |
Kaohsiung | 細膩 | |
Yilan | 細膩 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 細膩 | |
Taichung | 細膩 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 細膩 | |
Tainan | 細膩 | |
Taitung | 細膩 | |
Hsinchu | 細膩 | |
Kinmen | 細膩 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 細膩 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 細膩, 小心 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 細膩, 小心 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 細膩, 小心 | |
Puning | 小心 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 小心 | |
Wenchang | 細心 | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 細心 |
- 不苟 (bùgǒu) (formal)
- 仔細/仔细 (zǐxì)
- 嚴/严 (yán)
- 嚴肅/严肃 (yánsù)
- 嚴謹/严谨 (yánjǐn)
- 墘角 (gièng-gáe̤k) (Eastern Min)
- 密切 (mìqiè)
- 審慎/审慎 (shěnshèn) (formal)
- 慎密 (shènmì)
- 慎重 (shènzhòng)
- 慘淡/惨淡 (cǎndàn)
- 板正 (bǎnzhèng)
- 正經/正经
- 當心/当心 (dāngxīn)
- 精心 (jīngxīn)
- 精細/精细 (jīngxì)
- 細心/细心 (xìxīn)
- 細膩/细腻 (xìnì) (Min)
- 認真/认真 (rènzhēn)
- 謹嚴/谨严 (jǐnyán)
- 謹慎/谨慎 (jǐnshèn)
- 較真/较真 (jiàozhēn) (colloquial)
- 過細/过细 (guòxì)
- 鞠躬 (jūgōng) (literary)
Antonyms
editInterjection
edit小心
Derived terms
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