平常心

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Chinese

 
ordinary; common; usual
ordinary; common; usual; not rare; unexceptional; so-so; average
 heart; mind
simp. and trad.
(平常心) 		平常 心

Pronunciation

Noun

平常心

  1. normal mind; one's natural self (i.e. an unagitated mind); peace of mind (Classifier: 顆／颗 m)
    保持一顆平常心／保持一颗平常心  ―  bǎochí yī kē píngchángxīn  ―  to keep a normal attitude; to take it easy

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
平 常 心
へい
Grade: 3 		じょう
Grade: 5 		しん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

平(へい)常(じょう)心(しん) • (heijōshin) 

  1. (literally, ordinary mind) usual mind, one's natural self

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
平 常 心
びょう
Grade: 3 		じょう
Grade: 5 		しん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

平(びょう)常(じょう)心(しん) • (byōjōshin) 

  1. (less common) same as above

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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