唯心

Chinese

		yes; only; alone	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (唯心)		唯	心
variant forms		惟心

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wéixīn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ sam¹
Min Nan (POJ): ûi-sim

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: wéixīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weishin
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    唯心
    惟心
    維新／维新
    違心／违心
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ sam¹
  - Yale: wàih sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ sam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ sem¹
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    唯心
    違心／违心
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-sim
  - Tâi-lô: uî-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uisym
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² ɕim³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² ɕim⁴⁴/

Adjective

唯心

idealistic

Noun

唯心

(Buddhism) "mind-only"
idealism

Derived terms

唯心主義／唯心主义 (wéixīnzhǔyì)
唯心史觀／唯心史观

唯心論／唯心论 (wéixīnlùn)

References

“The meaning of "mind-only" (wei-hsin): An analysis of a sinitic Mahaayaana phenomenon”, in Philosophy East and West, by Whalen Lai‎ (in English), Jan 1977, retrieved 2008-06-09

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