善意

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Chinese

		good	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
trad. (善意)		善	意
simp. ^#(善意)		善	意

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shànyì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin⁶ ji³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): san-yi
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): siān-ì

(Teochew, Peng'im): siang⁶ i³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shànyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shànyì
  - Wade–Giles: shan⁴-i⁴
  - Yale: shàn-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shannyih
  - Palladius: шаньи (šanʹi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    善意
    訕議／讪议
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin⁶ ji³
  - Yale: sihn yi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin⁶ ji³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin⁶ yi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn²² jiː³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: san-yi
  - Hakka Romanization System: san i
  - Hagfa Pinyim: san⁴ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /san⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: san-yi
  - Hakka Romanization System: san (r)i
  - Hagfa Pinyim: san⁴ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /san⁵⁵ (j)i⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siān-ì
  - Tâi-lô: siān-ì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siexn'ix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn²²⁻²¹ i²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn⁴¹⁻²² i⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn²²⁻²¹ i²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siɛn³³⁻¹¹ i¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn³³⁻²¹ i²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: siang⁶ i³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siăng ì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³/

Noun

善意

good intentions; goodwill
善意的謊話／善意的谎话 ― shànyì de huǎnghuà ― white lie

Synonyms

仁心 (rénxīn)
善心 (shànxīn)
好心 (hǎoxīn)
好意 (hǎoyì)
美意 (měiyì)

Derived terms

善意第三人 (shànyì dìsānrén)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (善意):

→ Japanese: 善意(ぜんい) (zen'i)
→ Korean: 선의(善意) (seonui)
→ Vietnamese: thiện ý (善意)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
善	意
ぜん Grade: 6	い Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 善意 (dzyen^X ʔi^H, literally “good + thought”). Compare modern Mandarin 善意 (shànyì).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぜんい (Atamadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

善(ぜん)意(い) • (zen'i)

good intentions, goodwill
- 1953, 三好十郎, アメリカ人に問う:
  日本(にほん)および日本人(にほんじん)に対(たい)する善意(ぜんい)がある。
  Nihon oyobi nihonjin ni taisuru zen'i ga aru.
  They have goodwill toward Japan and its people.

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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