二心

Chinese

two heart; mind
simp. and trad.
(二心)
alternative forms 貳心贰心

Pronunciation


Noun

二心

  1. (literary) second thoughts; change of heart; disloyalty; duplicity; half-heartedness; wavering; indecision; hesitancy

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 不二心
  • 二心兩意二心两意
  • 誓無二心誓无二心

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (二心):
  • Japanese: ()(しん) (nishin)
  • Korean: 이심(二心) (isim)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふた
Grade: 1
こころ > ごころ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
弐心
Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
しん
Grade: 2
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

(ふた)(ごころ) or ()(しん) • (futagokoro or nishin) 

  1. duplicity, being two-faced or double-dealing
    二心(ふたごころ)ない(ひと)
    futagokoro no nai hito
    a sincere person

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

二心 • (isim) (hangeul 이심)

  1. Hanja form? of 이심 (duplicity, treachery ; fickleness).
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