# 內心
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nèixīn
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): noi$^6$ sam$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nui-sîm
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lōe-sim / lāi-sim / lǎi-sim
    (Teochew, Peng'im): lai$^6$ sim$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nèixīn
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nèisin
*** Wade–Giles: nei$^4$-hsin$^1$
*** Yale: nèi-syīn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neyshin
*** Palladius: нэйсинь (nɛjsinʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /neɪ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: noi$^6$ sam$^1$
*** Yale: noih sām
*** Cantonese Pinyin: noi$^6$ sam$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: noi$^6$ sem$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɔːi̯²² sɐm⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$內心／内心 耐心
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nui-sîm
*** Hakka Romanization System: nui xim$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: nui$^4$ xim$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /nu̯i⁵⁵ sim²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lōe-sim
*** Tâi-lô: luē-sim
*** Phofsit Daibuun: loexsym
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lue⁴¹⁻²² sim³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lue²²⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lue³³⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lue³³⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāi-sim
*** Tâi-lô: lāi-sim
*** Phofsit Daibuun: laixsym
*** IPA (Taipei): /lai³³⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lai³³⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lai²²⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǎi-sim
*** Tâi-lô: lǎi-sim
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lai²² sim³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: lai$^6$ sim$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lăi sim
*** Sinological IPA : /lai³⁵⁻¹¹ sim³³/
* Middle Chinese: nwojH sim
Rime :
| Character | 內 | 心 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 泥 (8) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 灰 (42) | 侵 (139) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 奴對切 | 息林切 |
| Baxter | nwojH | sim |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /nuʌi$^H$/ | /siɪm/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /nuoi$^H$/ | /sim/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /nuɒi$^H$/ | /sjem/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /nwəj$^H$/ | /sim/ |
| Li Rong | /nuᴀi$^H$/ | /siəm/ |
| Wang Li | /nuɒi$^H$/ | /sĭĕm/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /nuɑ̆i$^H$/ | /si̯əm/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | nèi | xīn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | neoi$^6$ | sam$^1$ |

### Noun

內心
* heart; innermost being
    內心強大／内心强大 ― nèixīn qiángdà ― to have a strong spirit
    內心活動／内心活动 ― nèixīn huódòng ― innermost thoughts
    內心世界／内心世界 ― nèixīn shìjiè ― inner world
       Rén bù kāixīn de shíhòu, zhǎo zhǎo péngyou, liáo liáo tiān, shuō shuō huà, bǎ nèixīn de qíngxù shìfàng yīxià, jiù huì hǎo hěn duō le. [Pinyin]
       If you're unhappy, catch up with your friends for a chat, and vent your feelings. You will feel much better.
* (geometry) incenter

#### Synonyms

* (heart):
* 寸心 (cùnxīn) (literary)
* 心上 (xīnshàng)
* 心中 (xīnzhōng)
* 心內／心内 (Hakka, Hokkien)
* 心地 (xīndì)
* 心坎 (xīnkǎn)
* 心曲 (xīnqū) (literary)
* 心田 (xīntián)
* 心窩／心窝 (xīnwō) (figurative, poetic)
* 心窩子／心窝子 (xīnwōzi) (figurative, poetic)
* 心裡／心里 (xīnlǐ)
* 心頭／心头 (xīntóu)
* 心骨 (xīngǔ) (literary)
* 意下 (yìxià) (literary)
* 私心 (sīxīn)
* 肚子 (figurative)
* 肚裡／肚里 (dùlǐ)
* 肺肝 (fèigān) (literary)
* 胸 (xiōng)
* 胸中 (xiōngzhōng) (literary)
* 胸坎 (xiōngkǎn) (literary)
* 腹 (figurative)

#### Derived terms

* 內心戲／内心戏 (nèixīnxì)
* 內心深處／内心深处

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 内心(ないしん) (naishin)
* → Korean: 내심(內心) (naesim)
* → Vietnamese: nội tâm (內心)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 內 | 心 |
| ない Hyōgai | しん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 內心 – see the following entry. :
| 【内心ないしん】 | [noun] inner thoughts; real intentions [noun] (geometry) an incenter |
(This term, 內心, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 內 | 心 |

### Noun

內心 • (naesim) (hangeul 내심)
* hanja form of 내심 (“(geometry) an incenter”)
* hanja form of 내심 (“inner thoughts; inner feelings”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 內 | 心 |

### Noun

內心
* chữ Hán form of nội tâm (“inner feelings”).