心眼

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Chinese

heart; mind eye
simp. and trad.
(心眼)

Pronunciation


Noun

心眼

  1. (literary) heart and eye
  2. (figurative) mind; heart
  3. (figurative) intention; intent
  4. (figurative) intelligence; brains; wit; cleverness
  5. (figurative) unfounded doubts; unnecessary misgivings
  6. (figurative) tolerance; forbearance; open-mindedness

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2
がん
Grade: 5
on'yomi kan'on
 心眼 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

(しん)(がん) (shinganしんがん (singan)?

  1. mind's eye

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2
げん
Grade: 5
on'yomi goon

Pronunciation

Noun

(しん)(げん) (shingenしんげん (singen)?

  1. (Buddhism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
  2. mind's eye

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

心眼 (siman) (hangeul 심안)

  1. hanja form? of 심안