中意

Chinese

Etymology 1

	to hit (the mark)	wish; desire
simp. and trad. (中意)	中	意
alternative forms	鍾意／钟意 (zung1 ji3) Cantonese
anagram	意中

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhòngyì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zung¹ ji³ / zung³ ji³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): zuung¹ yi¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chung-yi

(Meixian, Guangdong): zung⁴ yi⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tèng-ì
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tson-i

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngyì
  - Wade–Giles: chung⁴-i⁴
  - Yale: jùng-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqyih
  - Palladius: чжунъи (čžunʺi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    中意
    眾議／众议
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ ji³ / zung³ ji³
  - Yale: jūng yi / jung yi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ ji³ / dzung³ ji³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ yi³ / zung³ yi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː³³/, /t͡sʊŋ³³ jiː³³/

Note: zung3 ji3 - literary.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: zuung¹ yi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵŋ³³ ji³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chung-yi
  - Hakka Romanization System: zung i
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zung⁴ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chung-yi
  - Hakka Romanization System: zung (r)i
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zung⁴ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ⁵⁵ (j)i⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zung⁴ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ i⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tèng-ì
  - Tâi-lô: tìng-ì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: deang'ix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ i²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ i⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ i²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ i¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ i²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹tson-i
  - MiniDict: tson^平 i
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tson-i
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ i²¹/

Verb

中意

to be to one's liking; to take or catch the fancy of; to suit one's desire; to be agreeable to one's wish or taste
- 雪兒，李密之愛姬，能歌舞。每見賓僚文章有奇麗中意者，即付雪兒叶音律以歌之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  雪儿，李密之爱姬，能歌舞。每见宾僚文章有奇丽中意者，即付雪儿叶音律以歌之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. 13th century, 張淏, 雲谷雜記
  Xuě'ér, Lǐ Mì zhī ài jī, néng gēwǔ. Měi jiàn bīnliáo wénzhāng yǒu qílì zhòngyì zhě, jí fù Xuě'ér xié yīnlǜ yǐ gē zhī. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 若素道：「你不中意麼？」衾兒帶笑道：「什麼中意不中意？只顧盤問，小姐少不得看見就知道。但他在這裏，未必長久。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  若素道：「你不中意么？」衾儿带笑道：「什么中意不中意？只顾盘问，小姐少不得看见就知道。但他在这里，未必长久。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. early 18th century, 安陽酒民, 情夢柝
  Ruòsù dào: “Nǐ bù zhòngyì me?” Qīn'ér dài xiào dào: “Shénme zhòngyì bù zhòngyì? Zhǐ gù pánwèn, xiǎojiě shàobùdé kànjiàn jiù zhīdào. Dàn tā zài zhèlǐ, wèibì chángjiǔ.” [Pinyin]
  Ruosu asks, “Do you not like him?” Qin’er says with a smile, “What do you mean do I not like him? All you do is ask, miss, you’ll know when you’ll see it. But he’s not necessarily going to be here for long.”
- 1902, James Dyer Ball, How to Speak Cantonese, second edition, Hongkong: Kelly & Walsh, pages 76–77:
  
  幾時有厦門波碌呢？我好中意食𡃉。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  几时有厦门波碌呢？我好中意食𡃉。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  gei² si^4-2 jau⁵ haa⁶ mun⁴ bo¹ luk¹ ni¹? ngo⁵ hou² zung¹ ji³ sik⁶ gaa³. [Jyutping]
  When shall we get Amoy pumeloes? I like them very much.
- 他誰啊？／他就是你很中意的宮村 [MSC, trad.]
  他谁啊？／他就是你很中意的宫村 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2021, This Summer's Going to Be a Hot One, in Horimiya, season 1, episode 6
  Tā shéi a? ／ Tā jiù shì nǐ hěn zhòngyì de Gōngcūn [Pinyin]
  Who's he? / He's your oh-so-favorite Miyamura

Synonyms

合心 (héxīn)
合意 (héyì)
如意 (rúyì)
心甘 (xīngān)
滿／满 (mǎn)
滿意／满意 (mǎnyì)
滿足／满足 (mǎnzú)
甘心 (gānxīn) (usually in the negative)
稱心／称心 (chènxīn)
稱願／称愿 (chènyuàn)
順心／顺心 (shùnxīn) (literary)
飽足／饱足 (bǎozú) (literary)
饜足／餍足 (yànzú) (literary)

Dialectal synonyms of 喜歡 (“to like”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		好, 喜好, 愛好, 字
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		喜歡, 喜愛, 喜好, 愛好
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	喜歡, 好希, 稀罕, 愛
	Taiwan	喜歡, 愛
	Malaysia	喜歡
	Singapore	喜歡
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	喜歡
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	喜歡, 愛
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	喜歡, 歡喜, 愛
	Chongqing	喜歡, 歡喜
	Wuhan	喜歡, 愛
	Guilin	喜歡
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	歡喜
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	喜歡
Cantonese	Guangzhou	中意, 歡喜
	Hong Kong	中意, 好
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	中意
	Macau	中意
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	中意
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	中意
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	中意
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	中意
	Foshan	中意
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	中意
	Foshan (Shunde)	中意
	Foshan (Sanshui)	中意
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	中意
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	歡喜, 中意
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	中意
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	中意
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	中意
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	中意
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	中意
	Taishan	中意
	Kaiping (Chikan)	爽心, 中意
	Enping (Niujiang)	中意
	Heshan (Yayao)	中意
	Dongguan	中意
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	中意
	Yangjiang	中意, 歡喜
	Beihai	中意
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	中意
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	中意, 喜歡
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	中意
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	中意, 蘇格
	Singapore (Guangfu)	中意
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	中意
	Móng Cái	中意
Gan	Nanchang	歡喜
Hakka	Meixian	中意, 好
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	中意
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	中意
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	中意
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	中意
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	歡喜
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	中意, 好
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	中意, 好
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	中意, 好
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	中意, 合意, 好
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	中意, 好
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	佮意, 愛
	Senai (Huiyang)	中意
	Kuching (Hepo)	蘇格
Huizhou	Jixi	喜歡, 歡喜
Jin	Taiyuan	喜歡, 待見
Northern Min	Jian'ou	愛, 喜歡
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	歡喜, 中意, 愛
Southern Min	Xiamen	歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意, 舒合
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	佮意
	Quanzhou	歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意
	Shishi	佮意
	Zhangzhou	歡喜, 愛, 佮意
	Tainan	佮意, 意愛, 愛
	Penang (Hokkien)	舒合, 愛
	Singapore (Hokkien)	舒合, 愛
	Manila (Hokkien)	愛, 佮意
	Chaozhou	歡喜, 愛, 喜歡
	Shantou	歡喜
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	好, 尚, 喜歡
	Jieyang	歡喜, 愛, 好, 尚, 喜歡
	Puning	愛, 癮₂, 尚, 喜歡
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	喜歡
	Singapore (Teochew)	舒合
	Wenchang	歡喜
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	中意
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	字
Wu	Shanghai	歡喜
	Suzhou	歡喜
	Ningbo	歡喜, 看相, 中意 dated
	Wenzhou	喜歡
Xiang	Changsha	喜歡
Xiang	Shuangfeng	喜歡

Descendants

→ Tagalog: tingi

Etymology 2

		China	Italy
simp. and trad. (中意)		中	意
anagram		意中

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhōng-Yì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ ji³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōng-Yì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongyì
  - Wade–Giles: Chung¹-i⁴
  - Yale: Jūng-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongyih
  - Palladius: Чжунъи (Čžunʺi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ ji³
  - Yale: jūng yi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ ji³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ yi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː³³/

Noun

中意

China and Italy

Adjective

中意

Sino-Italian