虛心

See also: 虚心

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	heart; mind
trad. (虛心)		虛	心
simp. (虚心)		虚	心
anagram		心虛／心虚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xūxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi¹ sam¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hir-sim / hu-sim / hi-sim

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xūxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syusin
    • Wade–Giles: hsü¹-hsin¹
    • Yale: syū-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiushin
    • Palladius: сюйсинь (sjujsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: heoi¹ sam¹
    • Yale: hēui sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoey¹ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêu¹ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hir-sim
    • Tâi-lô: hir-sim
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ³³ sim³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-sim
    • Tâi-lô: hu-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: husym
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hu⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-sim
    • Tâi-lô: hi-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hisym
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

Adjective

虛心

1. modest; open-minded

Synonyms

• 徛裡／徛里 (kiê-*diē) (Eastern Min)
• 自謙／自谦 (zìqiān)
• 課謙／课谦 (Hokkien)
• 謙卑／谦卑 (qiānbēi)
• 謙抑／谦抑 (qiānyì) (literary)
• 謙沖／谦冲 (qiānchōng) (literary)
• 謙虛／谦虚 (qiānxū)
• 謙讓／谦让 (qiānràng)
• 謙遜／谦逊 (qiānxùn)
• 顧謙／顾谦 (Hokkien)

 

Antonyms

• 驕傲／骄傲 (jiāo'ào)

Noun

虛心

1. modesty; open-mindedness

Derived terms

• 虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後／虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后 (xūxīn shǐrén jìnbù, jiāo'ào shǐrén luòhòu)