唯心

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wéixīn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ sam¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ûi-sim
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶vi-shin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wéixīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wéisin
  - Wade–Giles: wei²-hsin¹
  - Yale: wéi-syīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weishin
  - Palladius: вэйсинь (vɛjsinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    唯心
    惟心
    維新／维新
    違心／违心
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ sam¹
  - Yale: wàih sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ sam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ sem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    唯心
    違心／违心
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-sim
  - Tâi-lô: uî-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uisym
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² sim³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² sim⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶vi-shin
  - MiniDict: vi^去 shin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³vi-xin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vi²² ɕin⁴⁴/

Adjective

唯心

idealistic

Noun

唯心

(Buddhism) "mind-only"
idealism

Derived terms

唯心主義／唯心主义 (wéixīn zhǔyì)
唯心史觀／唯心史观
唯心聖教／唯心圣教 (Wéixīn Shèngjiào)
唯心論／唯心论 (wéixīnlùn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (唯心):

→ Japanese: 唯心(ゆいしん) (yuishin)
→ Korean: 유심(唯心) (yusim)
→ Vietnamese: duy tâm (唯心)

References

“The meaning of "mind-only" (wei-hsin): An analysis of a sinitic Mahaayaana phenomenon”, in Philosophy East and West, by Whalen Lai‎^[1], 1977 January, archived from the original on 21 April 2008

Japanese

Kanji in this term
唯	心
ゆい Grade: S	しん Grade: 2
goon

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [jɯ̟iɕĩɴ]

Noun

唯(ゆい)心(しん) • (yuishin)

(philosophy) spiritualism
(Buddhism) "mind-only"; cittamatra

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