心無旁騖
Chinese
| heart; mind | not have | to lack devotion with external interests instead of. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (心無旁騖) | 心 | 無 | 旁騖 | |
| simp. (心无旁骛) | 心 | 无 | 旁骛 | |
| alternative forms | 心無旁鶩/心无旁鹜 | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xīnwúpángwù
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨˊ ㄆㄤˊ ㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sinwúpángwù
- Wade–Giles: hsin1-wu2-pʻang2-wu4
- Yale: syīn-wú-páng-wù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinwuparngwuh
- Palladius: синьупанъу (sinʹupanʺu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ pʰɑŋ³⁵ u⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sam1 mou4 pong4 mou6
- Yale: sām mòuh pòhng mouh
- Cantonese Pinyin: sam1 mou4 pong4 mou6
- Guangdong Romanization: sem1 mou4 pong4 mou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ pʰɔːŋ²¹ mou̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
心無旁騖
- to be concentrated and single-minded