他意

Chinese

he; him; other
idea; meaning; wish
idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
 
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Pronunciation


Noun

他意

  1. other intention; other motive
    別無他意别无他意  ―  biéwútāyì  ―  There is no other purpose.
  2. ulterior motive

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (tai

  1. other intention
  2. ulterior motive

Idioms

  • 他意(たい)はない (tai wa nai): (honestly) there is no other purpose

References

  • 他意”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
  • Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN