想法

Chinese

		to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (想法)		想	法

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎngfǎ, xiǎngfa

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ, ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄈㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng² faat³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sióng-fap
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): siǔⁿ-hoat / siūⁿ-hoat / siōⁿ-hoat

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sion⁶ huag⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngfǎ [Phonetic: xiángfǎ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngfǎ
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang³-fa³
    • Yale: syǎng-fǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheangfaa
    • Palladius: сянфа (sjanfa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngfa
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄈㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngfå
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang³-fa⁵
    • Yale: syǎng-fa
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheang.fa
    • Palladius: сянфа (sjanfa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴ fä⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng² faat³
    • Yale: séung faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng² faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng² fad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³⁵ faːt̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sióng-fap
    • Hakka Romanization System: xiong` fab`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xiong³ fab⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ³¹ fap̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siǔⁿ-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: siǔnn-huat
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siũ²² huat̚⁵/
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /siũ³³⁻²² huat̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siūⁿ-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: siūnn-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sviuxhoad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siũ²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siũ³³⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siũ³³⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōⁿ-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: siōnn-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: svioixhoad
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sion⁶ huag⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siŏⁿ huak
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ huak̚²/

Noun

想法

1. idea; thought; intention

   我覺得你這個想法冒進了。 [MSC, trad.]
   我觉得你这个想法冒进了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ juéde nǐ zhège xiǎngfǎ màojìn le. [Pinyin]

   I think this idea of yours is too rash.

   我覺得這個想法理論上沒有錯，不過實踐操作起來難度會很大。 [MSC, trad.]
   我觉得这个想法理论上没有错，不过实践操作起来难度会很大。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ juéde zhège xiǎngfǎ lǐlùnshàng méiyǒu cuò, bùguò shíjiàn cāozuò qǐlái nándù huì hěn dà. [Pinyin]

   I think this idea is not wrong in theory, but it will be very difficult to put into practice.

2. opinion; view

Synonyms

• (idea):

• 主意
• 心念 (xīnniàn)
• 心思 (xīnsī)
• 志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
• 念 (niàn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 念頭／念头 (niàntou)
• 思想 (sīxiǎng)
• 意念 (yìniàn)
• 想頭／想头 (xiǎngtou) (colloquial)
• 理念 (lǐniàn)
• 諗法／谂法 (nam² faat³) (Cantonese)
• 點子／点子 (diǎnzi)

 

• (opinion):

• 主張／主张 (zhǔzhāng)
• 倡議／倡议 (chàngyì)
• 建議／建议 (jiànyì)
• 意下 (yìxià) (literary)
• 意思
• 意見／意见 (yìjiàn)
• 提議／提议 (tíyì)
• 看法 (kànfǎ)
• 看點／看点 (kàndiǎn)
• 眼光 (yǎnguāng)
• 睇法 (tai² faat³) (Cantonese)
• 視角／视角 (shìjiǎo)
• 見地／见地 (jiàndì)
• 見解／见解 (jiànjiě)
• 觀點／观点 (guāndiǎn)
• 角度 (jiǎodù)
• 諗法／谂法 (nam² faat³) (Cantonese)
• 議／议 (yì) (literary, or in compounds)

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎngfǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng² faat³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sióng-fap
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siǔⁿ-hoat / siūⁿ-hoat / siōⁿ-hoat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngfǎ [Phonetic: xiángfǎ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngfǎ
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang³-fa³
    • Yale: syǎng-fǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheangfaa
    • Palladius: сянфа (sjanfa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng² faat³
    • Yale: séung faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng² faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng² fad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³⁵ faːt̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sióng-fap
    • Hakka Romanization System: xiong` fab`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xiong³ fab⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ³¹ fap̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siǔⁿ-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: siǔnn-huat
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siũ²² huat̚⁵/
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /siũ³³⁻²² huat̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siūⁿ-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: siūnn-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sviuxhoad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siũ²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siũ³³⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siũ³³⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōⁿ-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: siōnn-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: svioixhoad
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²/

Verb

想法

1. to think of a way (to do something)

Synonyms

• 作計／作计 (zuòjì) (literary)
• 出主意
• 想方 (xiǎngfāng) (literary)
• 想辦法／想办法 (xiǎng bànfǎ)
• 打主意
• 拿主意 (ná zhǔyi)
• 設法／设法 (shèfǎ)