# 真心
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhēnxīn
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧㄣ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zan$^1$ sam$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-sîm
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chin-sim
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zing$^1$ sim$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnxīn
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧㄣ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhensin
*** Wade–Giles: chên$^1$-hsin$^1$
*** Yale: jēn-syīn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshin
*** Palladius: чжэньсинь (čžɛnʹsinʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zan$^1$ sam$^1$
*** Yale: jān sām
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzan$^1$ sam$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zen$^1$ sem$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-sîm
*** Hakka Romanization System: ziin$^ˊ$ xim$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zin$^1$ xim$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ sim²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-sim
*** Tâi-lô: tsin-sim
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cinsym
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin³³ sim³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zing$^1$ sim$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsing sim
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siŋ³³⁻²³ sim³³/

### Noun

真心
* sincerity

#### Synonyms

* 誠意／诚意 (chéngyì)

#### Descendants

* → Korean: 진심(眞心) (jinsim)

### Adjective

真心
* sincere; true

#### Synonyms

* 允 (Classical Chinese)
* 實在／实在
* 實誠／实诚 (shíchéng) (colloquial)
* 悃誠／悃诚 (kǔnchéng) (literary)
* 慥慥 (zàozào) (literary)
* 懇切／恳切 (kěnqiè)
* 殷切 (yīnqiè)
* 熱誠／热诚 (rèchéng)
* 真摯／真挚 (zhēnzhì)
* 真誠／真诚 (zhēnchéng)
* 老實／老实 (lǎoshí)
* 虔心 (qiánxīn)
* 親切／亲切 (qīnqiè)
* 誠信／诚信 (chéngxìn)
* 誠實／诚实 (chéngshí)
* 誠心／诚心 (chéngxīn)
* 誠懇／诚恳 (chéngkěn)
* 誠摯／诚挚 (chéngzhì)
* 諄諄／谆谆 (zhūnzhūn) (of teaching)
* 赤忱 (chìchén) (literary)
* 赤誠／赤诚 (chìchéng)

### Adverb

真心
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) truly; really
** 2021, 蕭欣浩, 《屋邨尋味記》, Hong Kong: 萬里機構, →ISBN, page 33:
       ngo$^5$ cung$^4$ san$^1$ “caa$^4$ gei$^3$” dik$^1$ saam$^1$ man$^4$ zi$^6$ zan$^1$ sam$^1$ hou$^2$ sik$^6$, pit$^3$ ceoi$^4$ naa$^5$ se$^1$ cou$^1$ zai$^3$ laam$^6$ zou$^6$, wai$^6$ kau$^4$ zaan$^6$ cin$^{4-2}$ bat$^1$ gu$^3$ ban$^2$ zat$^1$ dik$^1$ ceot$^1$ ban$^2$, pou$^2$ pin$^3$ “caa$^4$ gei$^3$” dik$^1$ saam$^1$ man$^4$ zi$^6$ si$^6$ hap$^6$ fu$^4$ biu$^1$ zeon$^2$ dik$^1$, jau$^5$ si$^4$ waan$^4$ wui$^5$ ciu$^1$ ceot$^1$ jyu$^6$ kei$^4$ dik$^1$ hou$^2$ sik$^6$. [Jyutping]
       I'll reiterate that sandwiches from cha chaan tengs are truly delicious. Disregarding those products sloppily made, having no regard for quality for the sake of making profit, the average cha chaan teng's sandwich conforms to standards, and sometimes, it may be delicious beyond expectation.
** 2023 December 13, 子棠, quoting 關智斌 [Kenny Kwan], “燒傷後重拾靚仔樣 關智斌對火留陰影”, in 《文匯報》 [Wen Wei Po], page B10:
       jin$^6$ zoi$^6$ deoi$^3$ ming$^4$ fo$^2$ zyu$^2$ sik$^6$, sam$^6$ zi$^3$ jung$^6$ daa$^2$ fo$^2$ gei$^1$ dim$^2$ hoeng$^1$ fan$^1$ laap$^6$ zuk$^1$ dou$^1$ zan$^1$ sam$^1$ geng$^1$, zoeng$^1$ wui$^5$ baa$^2$ cyun$^4$ uk$^1$ dik$^1$ hei$^3$ tai$^2$ lou$^4$ wun$^6$ sing$^4$ din$^6$ hei$^3$, sam$^6$ zi$^3$ waan$^{4-2}$ ci$^3$ gik$^1$ dik$^1$ wan$^6$ dung$^6$ jaa$^5$ wui$^5$ siu$^2$ sam$^1$ jat$^1$ dim$^2$. [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)

### Derived terms

* 一片真心
* 真心實意／真心实意 (zhēnxīnshíyì)
* 真心話／真心话 (zhēnxīnhuà)
* 真心話大冒險／真心话大冒险 (zhēnxīnhuà dàmàoxiǎn)
* 真心誠意／真心诚意 (zhēnxīnchéngyì)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 心 |
| ま Grade: 3 | こころ > ごころ Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 眞心 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 真心 – see the following entry. :
| 【まごころ】 | [noun] sincerity; devotion |
(This term, 真心, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :