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 (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶vi-shin

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• 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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      edit edit 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:

      edit edit 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
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶vi-shin
    • MiniDict: vi^去 shin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³vi-xin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vi²² ɕin⁴⁴/

Adjective

唯心

1. idealistic

Noun

唯心

1. (Buddhism) "mind-only"
2. 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): [jɯ̟ᵝiɕĩɴ]

Noun

唯(ゆい)心(しん) • (yuishin) 

1. (philosophy) spiritualism
2. (Buddhism) "mind-only"; cittamatra