# 意思
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yìsi, yìsī
       (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ, ㄧˋ ㄙ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yi$^4$ si$^1$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йисы (yisɨ, III-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ji$^3$ si$^3$ / ji$^3$ si$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): yi-sṳ
    (Meixian, Guangdong): yi$^4$ si$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): é-sé̤ṳ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ì-sù / ì-sìr / ì-sì
    (Teochew, Peng'im): i$^3$ se$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$i-sy
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yìsi
*** Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yìsi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: i$^4$-ssŭ$^5$
*** Yale: yì-sz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih.sy
*** Palladius: исы (isy)
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁵¹ sz̩¹/
** (Standard Chinese, literary or regional variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yìsī
*** Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄙ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yìsih
*** Wade–Giles: i$^4$-ssŭ$^1$
*** Yale: yì-sz̄
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihsy
*** Palladius: исы (isy)
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: yi$^4$ si$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: is
*** Sinological IPA : /i²¹³ sz̩⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йисы (yisɨ, III-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁴⁴ sz̩²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ji$^3$ si$^3$ / ji$^3$ si$^1$
*** Yale: yi si / yi sī
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ji$^3$ si$^3$ / ji$^3$ si$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yi$^3$ xi$^3$ / yi$^3$ xi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiː³³ siː³³/, /jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi-sṳ
*** Hakka Romanization System: i sii
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yi$^4$ si$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi-sṳ
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)i sii
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yi$^4$ si$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: yi$^4$ si$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /i⁵³ sz̩⁴⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: é-sé̤ṳ
*** Sinological IPA : /i²¹³⁻⁵³ $^{(s-)}$løy²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ì-sù
*** Tâi-lô: ì-sù
*** Phofsit Daibuun: iesux
*** IPA (Philippines): /i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ su⁴¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²¹⁻⁴¹ su²¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /i²¹⁻⁵³ su²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /i¹¹⁻⁵³ su¹¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ì-sìr
*** Tâi-lô: ì-sìr
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Singapore): /i²¹⁻⁴² sɯ²¹/
** (Hokkien: Jinjiang, Philippines, Longyan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ì-sì
*** Tâi-lô: ì-sì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: iesix
*** IPA (Longyan): /i²¹³⁻²¹ si²¹³/
*** IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: i$^3$ se$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ì sṳ̀
*** Sinological IPA : /i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯ²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$i-sy
*** MiniDict: i$^平$ sy
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$i-sr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /i⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/
* Middle Chinese: 'iH siH
Rime :
| Character | 意 | 思 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 於記切 | 相吏切 |
| Baxter | 'iH | siH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔɨ$^H$/ | /sɨ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔɨ$^H$/ | /sɨ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔie$^H$/ | /sie$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔɨ$^H$/ | /sɨ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔiə$^H$/ | /siə$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ĭə$^H$/ | /sĭə$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʔi$^H$/ | /si$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yì | sì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ji$^3$ | si$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*ʔ(r)ək-s [s]ə/
    (Zhengzhang): /*qɯɡs snɯs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 意 | 思 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | yì | sī |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ʔi$^H$ › | ‹ si › |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔ(r)ək-s/ | /*[s]ə/ |
| English | thought (n.) | think |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 意 | 思 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| No. | 15153 | 13843 |
| Phonetic component | 意 | 囟 |
| Rime group | 代 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 意 | 笥 |
| Old Chinese | /*qɯɡs/ | /*snɯs/ |

### Noun

意思
* meaning (of words, symbols, or concepts); significance
    字面上的意思 ― zìmiàn shàng de yìsi ― literal meaning
       Bié xiào! Wǒ zhēn shì zhège yìsi! [Pinyin]
       Don't laugh! I mean it!
       nei$^5$ ge$^3$ ji$^3$ si$^1$ zau$^6$ hai$^6$...... [Jyutping]
       So what you mean is that…
* interest; fun
       Zhè bù diànyǐng yīdiǎn yìsi yě méiyǒu. [Pinyin]
       This movie is not interesting in the slightest.
       Tōngguò yǔ tā xiàngchù zhè duàn shíjiān de gǎnshòu, wǒ juéde tā duì wǒ yǒu yìsi le. [Pinyin]
       Since we got along so well last time, I think she's interested in me.
* hint; trace; sign; indicator
       Jiǎ: Zhèlǐ kōngqì kànlái shì bèi wūrǎn le. Yǐ: Duì o, hǎoxiàng shì yǒu nàme diǎn yìsi. [Pinyin]
       A: The air appears to be polluted here. B: Yeah, it looks like it.
* opinion; view
       Wǒ xiǎng mǎi xīn chē, nǐ de yìsi ne? [Pinyin]
       I'd like to buy a new car. What do you think?
* token of appreciation
       Zhè shì yī diǎn xiǎo yìsi. [Pinyin]
       This is a mere token of my appreciation.
* friendship; camaraderie

#### Synonyms

* (meaning): 意義／意义 (yìyì)
* (hint):
* 徵候兒 / 征候儿 (zhēnghour) (Beijing Mandarin)
* 景象 (jǐngxiàng) (literary)
* 眉目 (méimu)
* 端倪 (duānní)
* 線索 / 线索 (xiànsuǒ)
* 苗 (miáo) (literary, or in compounds)
* 跡象 / 迹象 (jìxiàng)
* 頭緒 / 头绪 (tóuxù)
* 頭路 / 头路 (tóulù) (colloquial)
* (opinion):
* 主張 / 主张 (zhǔzhāng)
* 倡議 / 倡议 (chàngyì)
* 建議 / 建议 (jiànyì)
* 意下 (yìxià) (literary)
* 想法
* 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)
* (interest):
* 享受 (xiǎngshòu)
* 局 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 意味 (yìwèi)
* 意趣 (yìqù)
* 樂趣 / 乐趣 (lèqù)
* 氣味 / 气味 (qìwèi) (figurative)
* 興味 / 兴味 (xìngwèi)
* 興會 / 兴会 (xìnghuì) (literary)
* 興致 / 兴致 (xìngzhì)
* 興趣 / 兴趣 (xìngqù)
* 趣味 (qùwèi)
* (friendship):
* 交情 (jiāoqíng)
* 友好 (yǒuhǎo)
* 友情 (yǒuqíng)
* 友誼 / 友谊 (yǒuyì)
* 寸心 (cùnxīn) (literary)
* 心意 (xīnyì)
* 恩意 (ēnyì) (literary)
* 情性 (qíngxìng) (literary)
* 情愛 / 情爱 (qíng'ài)
* 情意 (qíngyì)
* 情義 / 情义 (qíngyì)
* 情誼 / 情谊 (qíngyì)

#### Derived terms

* 不好意思 (bùhǎoyìsi)
* 夠意思 / 够意思 (gòuyìsi)
* 好意思
* 小意思 (xiǎoyìsi)
* 意思意思 (yìsiyisi)
* 意思表示 (yìsi biǎoshì)
* 有意思 (yǒuyìsi)
* 沒意思 / 没意思 (méiyìsi)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 意思(いし) (ishi)
* → Korean: 의사(意思) (uisa)
* → Vietnamese: ý tứ (意思)

### References

* 郭启熹 [Guo, Qixi], editor (2016), “意思”, in 龙岩方言词典 LONGYAN FANGYAN CIDIAN [Dictionary of Longyan dialect] (overall work in Min Nan and Mandarin), Xiamen: 鷺江出版社 [Lujiang Publishing House], →ISBN, page 60.

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 意 | 思 |
| い Grade: 3 | し Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) いし [íꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [iɕi]

### Noun

意(い)思(し) • (ishi)
* intention; intent; purpose; mind; a wish
** 2005 November 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)ファイナル [Armed Alchemy: The Final Act]”, in 武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン) [Armed Alchemy], volume 9, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
    錬(れん)金(きん)術(じゅつ)——この力(ちから)はいずれ必(かなら)ず人(じん)類(るい)に不(ふ)幸(こう)をもたらす　核(かく)鉄(がね)もホムンクルスもそして武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)もそんなコトはありません　力(ちから)はあくまで力(ちから)　もたらすとすればそれは扱(あつか)う者(もの)の邪(じゃ)悪(あく)な意(い)思(し)…………その意(い)思(し)とは　その邪(じゃ)悪(あく)な意(い)思(し)とは例(たと)えば———…
       Renkinjutsu—— Kono chikara wa izure kanarazu jinrui ni fukō o motarasu Kakugane mo Homunkurusu mo soshite Busō Renkin mo
       Alchemy— Its power brings forth only misery upon humanity. The Kakugane, the Homunculi, the Armed Alchemies, all of them alike.
       Sonna koto wa arimasen Chikara wa aku made chikara Motarasu to sureba sore wa atsukau mono no jāku na ishi
       That is not true. Power is only power. Whatever bad things it brings forth come from the user’s evil intent.
       …………Sono ishi to wa Sono jāku na ishi to wa tatoeba———…
       …This intent you’re talking about. This evil intent, is it like—
** 2005 November 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)ファイナル [Armed Alchemy: The Final Act]”, in 武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン) [Armed Alchemy], volume 9, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
    例(たと)えば！年(とし)端(は)もいかぬ娘(むすめ)に責(せき)を負(お)わせて化(ばけ)物(もの)にし‼化(ばけ)物(もの)にされた父(ちち)親(おや)を討(う)たせようとする様(よう)な意(い)思(し)のコトかァッ‼‼
       Tatoeba! Toshiha mo ikanu musume ni seki o owasete bakemono ni shi‼ Bakemono ni sareta chichioya o utaseyō to suru yō na ishi no koto kā'‼‼
       Is it like the kind of intent that puts responsibility on a little girl’s shoulders, turns her into a monster, and sends her to kill her own father, who was also turned into a monster!?
** 2005 November 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)ファイナル [Armed Alchemy: The Final Act]”, in 武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン) [Armed Alchemy], volume 9, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
    再(さい)殺(さつ)はお前(まえ)達(たち)の必(ひつ)然(ぜん)　怒(いか)りだ！もう怒(いか)りしかない‼邪(じゃ)悪(あく)は人(ひと)の意(い)思(し)でなく　心(こころ)の一(いち)部(ぶ)！錬金術(このチカラ)を正(ただ)しく扱(あつか)うコトなど　以(もっ)て不(ふ)可(か)能(のう)‼
       Saisatsu wa omaetachi no hitsuzen Ikari da! Mō ikari shika nai‼ Jāku wa hito no ishi de naku kokoro no ichibu! Kono chikara o tadashiku atsukau koto nado motte fukanō‼
       To you lot, re-exterminating is an inevitability. Rage! Rage is all I have left!! Evil does not come from human intent, it’s part of human nature! The power of alchemy cannot possibly be used for good!!

### See also

* 意(い)志(し) (ishi, “will”).

### References

* 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 意 | 思 |

### Noun

意思 • (uisa) (hangeul 의사)
* hanja form of 의사 (“intent, opinion, view, suggestion, idea, comment”)