放心

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Chinese

to release; to free; to let go
to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
 
heart; mind
simp. and trad.
(放心)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial () (1) (16)
Final () (106) (139)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter pjangH sim
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pʉɐŋH/ /siɪm/
Pan
Wuyun
/pʷiɐŋH/ /sim/
Shao
Rongfen
/piuɑŋH/ /sjem/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/puaŋH/ /sim/
Li
Rong
/piuaŋH/ /siəm/
Wang
Li
/pĭwaŋH/ /sĭĕm/
Bernard
Karlgren
/piwaŋH/ /si̯əm/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
fàng xīn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fong3 sam1
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
fàng xīn
Middle
Chinese
‹ pjangH › ‹ sim ›
Old
Chinese
/*paŋ-s/ /*səm/
English release; let go heart

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
No. 3038 13801
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*paŋs/ /*slɯm/

Verb

放⫽心 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. to set one's mind at rest; to be at ease; to feel relieved; to be rest assured; to not worry; to be safe; to have peace of mind
    放心守口如瓶 [MSC, trad.]
    放心守口如瓶 [MSC, simp.]
    Fàngxīn, wǒ huì shǒukǒurúpíng de.
    Don't worry, my lips are sealed.
    放心包在身上 [MSC, trad.]
    放心包在身上 [MSC, simp.]
    Fàngxīn ba, zhè shì bāo zài wǒ shēnshang.
    Don't worry! Just leave it to me.
  2. (literary, of the mind) to indulge
  3. (literary, of the will of the people) to scatter

Synonyms

  • (to set one's mind at rest): 安心 (ānxīn); (Hokkien) 落心

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of to set one's mind at rest): 憂慮忧虑 (yōulǜ), (Hokkien) 煞心

Adjective

放心

  1. (attributive) quality-assured
    放心  ―  fàngxīn ròu  ―  quality-assured meat

Noun

放心

  1. (literary) indulgent mind

Adverb

放心

  1. (literary) determinedly

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 3
しん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ほう)(しん) (hōshinはうしん (fausin)?

  1. being in a trance
    びっくりしすぎて放心(ほうしん)状態(じょうたい)
    bikkurishisugite hōshin jōtai
    shocked into a trance
  2. being at ease

Verb

(ほう)(しん)する (hōshin suruはうしん (fausin)?intransitive suru (stem (ほう)(しん) (hōshin shi), past (ほう)(しん)した (hōshin shita))

  1. to be in a trance
  2. to be at ease

Conjugation

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. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

放心 (bangsim) (hangeul 방심)

  1. hanja form? of 방심 (being careless and unprepared)