# 想法
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiǎngfǎ, xiǎngfa
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ, ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄈㄚ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng$^2$ faat$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sióng-fap
    (Hailu, HRS): siong$^ˊ$ fab
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): syong$^3$ hah$^6$ / syeng$^3$ hah$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): siǔⁿ-hoat / siūⁿ-hoat / siōⁿ-hoat
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sion$^6$ huag$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngfǎ [Phonetic: xiángfǎ]
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngfǎ
*** Wade–Giles: hsiang$^3$-fa$^3$
*** Yale: syǎng-fǎ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheangfaa
*** Palladius: сянфа (sjanfa)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Standard Chinese, common variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngfa
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄈㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngfå
*** Wade–Giles: hsiang$^3$-fa$^5$
*** Yale: syǎng-fa
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheang.fa
*** Palladius: сянфа (sjanfa)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴ fä⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: soeng$^2$ faat$^3$
*** Yale: séung faat
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soeng$^2$ faat$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sêng$^2$ fad$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sœːŋ³⁵ faːt̚³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sióng-fap
*** Hakka Romanization System: xiong$^ˋ$ fab$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: xiong$^3$ fab$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ³¹ fap̚²/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: siong$^ˊ$ fab
*** Sinological IPA: /sioŋ²⁴⁻³³ fap⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: syong$^3$ hah$^6$ [Phonetic: syong$^2$ hah$^6$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: siô̤ng-hah
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬyɒŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ haʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: syeng$^3$ hah$^6$ [Phonetic: syeng$^2$ hah$^6$]
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬyøŋ³³²⁻¹³ haʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siǔⁿ-hoat
*** Tâi-lô: siǔnn-huat
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siũ²² huat̚⁵/
*** IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /siũ³³⁻²² huat̚⁵/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siūⁿ-hoat
*** Tâi-lô: siūnn-huat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sviuxhoad
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siũ²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siũ³³⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siũ³³⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōⁿ-hoat
*** Tâi-lô: siōnn-huat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: svioixhoad
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: sion$^6$ huag$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siŏⁿ huak
*** Sinological IPA : /sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ huak̚²/

#### Noun

想法
* idea; thought; intention
       Wǒ juéde nǐ zhège xiǎngfǎ màojìn le. [Pinyin]
       I think this idea of yours is too rash.
       Wǒ juéde zhège xiǎngfǎ lǐlùnshàng méiyǒu cuò, bùguò shíjiàn cāozuò qǐlái nándù huì hěn dà. [Pinyin]
       I think this idea is not wrong in theory, but it will be very difficult to put into practice.
* opinion; view

##### Synonyms

* (idea):
* 主意
* 心念 (xīnniàn)
* 心思 (xīnsī)
* 志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
* 念 (niàn) (literary, or in compounds)
* 念頭 / 念头 (niàntou)
* 思想 (sīxiǎng)
* 意念 (yìniàn)
* 想頭 / 想头 (xiǎngtou) (colloquial)
* 理念 (lǐniàn)
* 算法 (Puxian Min)
* 諗法 / 谂法 (nam$^2$ faat$^3$) (Cantonese)
* 點子 / 点子 (diǎnzi)
* (opinion):
* 主張 / 主张 (zhǔzhāng)
* 倡議 / 倡议 (chàngyì)
* 建議 / 建议 (jiànyì)
* 意下 (yìxià) (literary)
* 意思
* 意見 / 意见 (yìjiàn)
* 提議 / 提议 (tíyì)
* 看法 (kànfǎ)
* 看點 / 看点 (kàndiǎn)
* 眼光 (yǎnguāng)
* 睇法 (tai$^2$ faat$^3$) (Cantonese)
* 視角 / 视角 (shìjiǎo)
* 見地 / 见地 (jiàndì)
* 見解 / 见解 (jiànjiě)
* 觀點 / 观点 (guāndiǎn)
* 角度 (jiǎodù)
* 諗法 / 谂法 (nam$^2$ faat$^3$) (Cantonese)
* 議 / 议 (yì) (literary, or in compounds)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiǎngfǎ
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng$^2$ faat$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sióng-fap
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siǔⁿ-hoat / siūⁿ-hoat / siōⁿ-hoat
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngfǎ [Phonetic: xiángfǎ]
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngfǎ
*** Wade–Giles: hsiang$^3$-fa$^3$
*** Yale: syǎng-fǎ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheangfaa
*** Palladius: сянфа (sjanfa)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: soeng$^2$ faat$^3$
*** Yale: séung faat
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soeng$^2$ faat$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sêng$^2$ fad$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sœːŋ³⁵ faːt̚³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sióng-fap
*** Hakka Romanization System: xiong$^ˋ$ fab$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: xiong$^3$ fab$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ³¹ fap̚²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siǔⁿ-hoat
*** Tâi-lô: siǔnn-huat
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siũ²² huat̚⁵/
*** IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /siũ³³⁻²² huat̚⁵/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siūⁿ-hoat
*** Tâi-lô: siūnn-huat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sviuxhoad
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siũ²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siũ³³⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siũ³³⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōⁿ-hoat
*** Tâi-lô: siōnn-huat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: svioixhoad
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²/

#### Verb

想法
* to think of a way (to do something)

##### Synonyms

* 作計 / 作计 (zuòjì) (literary)
* 出主意
* 想方 (xiǎngfāng) (literary)
* 想辦法 / 想办法 (xiǎng bànfǎ)
* 打主意
* 拿主意 (ná zhǔyi)
* 設法 / 设法 (shèfǎ)