小心
Chinese
editsmall; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
heart; mind | ||
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Pronunciation
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- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): siu2 sam1
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhiau2 lhim1*
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): siu2 sam1
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎosin
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-hsin1
- Yale: syǎu-syīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushin
- Palladius: сяосинь (sjaosinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 sam1
- Yale: síu sām
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 sam1
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 sem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: lhiau2 lhim1*
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬiau⁵⁵ ɬim³³⁻³³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: séu-sîm
- Hakka Romanization System: seuˋ ximˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: seu3 xim1
- Sinological IPA: /seu̯³¹ sim²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: sjewX sim
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]ewʔ səm/
- (Zhengzhang): /*smewʔ slɯm/
Verb
edit- (transitive) to be careful of something; to mind; to beware of
小心 碰頭。/小心 碰头。 ― Xiǎoxīn pèngtóu. ― Mind your head.小心 滑 倒 。 ― Xiǎoxīn huá dǎo. ― Caution — slippery.小心 障礙 。/小心 障碍 。 ― Xiǎoxīn zhàng'ài. ― Beware of obstructions.小心 玻璃 。 ― Xiǎoxīn bōli. ― Caution — glass door.小心 燙傷。/小心 烫伤。 ― Xiǎoxīn tàngshāng. ― Caution — hot water.小心 灼傷。/小心 灼伤。 ― Xiǎoxīn zhuóshāng. ― Caution — hot surface.小心 落水 。 ― Xiǎoxīn luòshuǐ. ― Warning — deep water.小心 地 滑 。 ― Xiǎoxīn dì huá. ― Caution — slippery when wet. (literally, “Be careful of the floor being slippery.”)- 请
小心 空 隙 。 ― Qǐng xiǎoxīn kōng xì. ― Please Mind The Gap. (literally, “Please be careful of the gaps.”) This announcement is played on the Singapore MRT to remind commuters to mind the platform gap.
- (intransitive) to take care; to be careful
- (archaic, intransitive) to worry; to have misgivings
- (archaic, intransitive) to be small-minded
Synonyms
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edit- (antonym(s) of “to take care”):
粗 心 (cūxīn)
Adjective
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editDialectal synonyms of 小心 (“careful”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | ||
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | |
Taiwan | ||
Malaysia | ||
Singapore | ||
Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | |
Hong Kong | ||
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | ||
Singapore (Guangfu) | ||
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | ||
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | ||
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | ||
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | ||
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | ||
Eastern Min | Fuzhou | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | |
Quanzhou | ||
Zhangzhou | ||
Kaohsiung | ||
Yilan | ||
Changhua (Lukang) | ||
Taichung | ||
Taichung (Wuqi) | ||
Tainan | ||
Taitung | ||
Hsinchu | ||
Kinmen | ||
Penghu (Magong) | ||
Penang (Hokkien) | ||
Singapore (Hokkien) | ||
Manila (Hokkien) | ||
Puning | ||
Singapore (Teochew) | ||
Wenchang | ||
Singapore (Hainanese) |
不 苟 (bùgǒu) (formal)仔細 /仔 细 (zǐxì)嚴 /严 (yán)嚴肅 /严肃 (yánsù)嚴 謹/严谨 (yánjǐn)- 墘角 (gièng-gáe̤k) (Eastern Min)
密 切 (mìqiè)審 慎 /审慎 (shěnshèn) (formal)慎 密 (shènmì)慎重 (shènzhòng)慘 淡 /惨 淡 (cǎndàn)板 正 (bǎnzhèng)正 經 /正 经當 心 /当 心 (dāngxīn)精 心 (jīngxīn)精細 /精 细 (jīngxì)細心 /细心 (xìxīn)細 膩/细腻 (xìnì) (Min)認 真 /认真 (rènzhēn)謹嚴 /谨严 (jǐnyán)謹慎 /谨慎 (jǐnshèn)- 較真/较真 (jiàozhēn) (colloquial)
過 細 /过细 (guòxì)鞠 躬 (jūgōng) (literary)
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