善意

Chinese

		good	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
trad. (善意)		善	意
simp. #(善意)		善	意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shànyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin⁶ ji³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): san-yi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): siān-ì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siang⁶ i³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shànyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shànyì
    • Wade–Giles: shan⁴-i⁴
    • Yale: shàn-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shannyih
    • Palladius: шаньи (šanʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin⁶ ji³
    • Yale: sihn yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin⁶ ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin⁶ yi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn²² jiː³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: san-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: san i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: san⁴ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /san⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: san-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: san (r)i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: san⁴ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /san⁵⁵ (j)i⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siān-ì
    • Tâi-lô: siān-ì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siexn'ix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn²²⁻²¹ i²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn⁴¹⁻²² i⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn²²⁻²¹ i²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɛn³³⁻¹¹ i¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn³³⁻²¹ i²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siang⁶ i³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siăng ì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³/

Noun

善意

1. good intentions; goodwill

   善意的謊話／善意的谎话  ―  shànyì de huǎnghuà  ―  white lie

Synonyms

• 仁心 (rénxīn)
• 善心 (shànxīn)
• 好心 (hǎoxīn)
• 好意 (hǎoyì)
• 美意 (měiyì)

 

Derived terms

• 善意第三人 (shànyì dìsānrén)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (善意):

• → Japanese: 善意(ぜんい) (zen'i)
• → Korean: 선의(善意) (seonui)
• → Vietnamese: thiện ý (善意)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
善	意
ぜん Grade: 6	い Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 善意 (dzyen^X ʔi^H, literally “good + thought”). Compare modern Mandarin 善意 (shànyì).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぜ​んい [zéꜜǹ'ì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃i]

Noun

善(ぜん)意(い) • (zen'i) 

1. good intentions, goodwill
   • 1953, 三好十郎, アメリカ人に問う:

     日本(にほん)および日本人(にほんじん)に対(たい)する善意(ぜんい)がある。

     Nihon oyobi nihonjin ni taisuru zen'i ga aru.

     They have goodwill toward Japan and its people.