三思

Chinese

		three	to think; to consider
simp. and trad. (三思)		三	思

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānsī, sànsī

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄙ, ㄙㄢˋ ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam³ si¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-sṳ̂
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sàm-su / sàm-sir / sam-su

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānsī
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sansih
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: sān-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sansy
    • Palladius: саньсы (sanʹsy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, literary variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sànsī
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢˋ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sànsih
    • Wade–Giles: san⁴-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: sàn-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sannsy
    • Palladius: саньсы (sanʹsy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam³ si¹
    • Yale: saam sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam³ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam³ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm³³ siː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-sṳ̂
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam´ sii´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ si¹
    • Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàm-su
    • Tâi-lô: sàm-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sarmsw
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sam¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàm-sir
    • Tâi-lô: sàm-sir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-su
    • Tâi-lô: sam-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: samsw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/

Verb

三思

1. to think carefully (before taking action)
2. to think twice

Derived terms

• 三思而後行／三思而后行
• 三思而行