Chinese More information heart; mind, liver ... heart; mind liver trad. (心肝) 心 肝 simp. #(心肝) 心 肝 Literally: “heart and liver”. Close Pronunciation More information [Show/Hide] ...[Show/Hide]editedit心甘心肝Close Mandarin (Pinyin): xīngān (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄢ Cantonese (Jyutping): sam1 gon1 Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîm-kôn (Hailu, HRS): simˋ gonˋ (Meixian, Guangdong): xim1 gon1 Eastern Min (BUC): sĭng-găng Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-koaⁿ (Teochew, Peng'im): sim1 guan1 Mandarin (Standard Chinese) Hanyu Pinyin: xīngān Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄢ Tongyong Pinyin: singan Wade–Giles: hsin1-kan1 Yale: syīn-gān Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingan Palladius: синьгань (sinʹganʹ) Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/ Homophones: (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+ Hanyu Pinyin: xīngānr Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄢㄦ Tongyong Pinyin: singanr Wade–Giles: hsin1-kan1-ʼrh Yale: syīn-gānr Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingal Palladius: синьганьр (sinʹganʹr) Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁵⁵ kɑɻ⁵⁵/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: sam1 gon1 Yale: sām gōn Cantonese Pinyin: sam1 gon1 Guangdong Romanization: sem1 gon1 Sinological IPA (key): /sɐm⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/ Hakka (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu) Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-kôn Hakka Romanization System: ximˊ gonˊ Hagfa Pinyim: xim1 gon1 Sinological IPA: /sim²⁴⁻¹¹ kon²⁴/ (Hailu, incl. Zhudong) Hakka Romanization System: simˋ gonˋ Sinological IPA: /sim⁵³ kon⁵³/ (Meixian) Guangdong: xim1 gon1 Sinological IPA: /sim⁴⁴ kɔn⁴⁴/ Eastern Min (Fuzhou) Bàng-uâ-cê: sĭng-găng Sinological IPA (key): /siŋ⁵⁵ (k-)ŋaŋ⁵⁵/ Southern Min (Hokkien) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-koaⁿ Tâi-lô: sim-kuann Phofsit Daibuun: simkvoaf IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/ IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ kuã³³/ IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/ IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴/ IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴/ (Teochew) Peng'im: sim1 guan1 Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sim kuaⁿ Sinological IPA (key): /sim³³⁻²³ kũã³³/ Noun 心肝 (figurative) conscience (figurative) sincere affection (figurative) darling; honey; sweetheart (figurative) character (mental and ethical traits) (figurative, Southern Min, Eastern Min) mind 底你的心肝內，是不是還有我的存在？ [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]底你的心肝内，是不是还有我的存在？ [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]From: 蘇打綠 (sodagreen), 無眠 (No Sleep)Tī lí ê sim-koaⁿ lāi, sī m̄ sī koh ū góa ê chûn-chāi? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]Do I still exist in your mind? Synonyms (conscience): 良心 (liángxīn) (character): 心地 (xīndì), 心腸／心肠 (xīncháng) (darling): edit可愛 / 可爱 (kě'ài) (colloquial)圞心 / 𪢮心 (lonn2 sin1) (Xiang)圞心蒂子 / 𪢮心蒂子 (lonn2 sin1 di4 zr) (Xiang)寶寶 / 宝宝寶貝 / 宝贝 (bǎobèi)小心肝 (xiǎoxīngān) (figurative)心肝寶貝 / 心肝宝贝 (xīngān bǎobèi)甜心 (tiánxīn)親愛的 / 亲爱的 (qīn'ài de) Derived terms 全無心肝 / 全无心肝別有心肝 / 别有心肝壞心肝 / 坏心肝小心肝 (xiǎoxīngān)心肝不託著五臟 / 心肝不托着五脏心肝寶貝 / 心肝宝贝 (xīngān bǎobèi)心肝肉懷心肝 / 怀心肝槌心肝水晶心肝玻璃人沒心肝 / 没心肝烏心肝 / 乌心肝玻璃心肝鐵石心肝 / 铁石心肝 References “心肝”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025. Japanese More information Kanji in this term ... Kanji in this term 心 肝 しんGrade: 2 かんGrade: S on'yomi Close Pronunciation (Tokyo) しんかん [shìńkáń] (Heiban – [0])IPA(key): [ɕĩŋkã̠ɴ] Noun 心(しん)肝(かん) • (shinkan) (anatomy) heart as an organ of the body heart as the center of emotion or thought See also 肝心Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.