揪心

Chinese

		to clutch	heart; mind
trad. (揪心)		揪	心
simp. ^#(揪心)		揪	心

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiūxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zau¹ sam¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiu-sim

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiūxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡㄒㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiousin
  - Wade–Giles: chiu¹-hsin¹
  - Yale: jyōu-syīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jioushin
  - Palladius: цзюсинь (czjusinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zau¹ sam¹
  - Yale: jāu sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzau¹ sam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeo¹ sem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiu-sim
  - Tâi-lô: tsiu-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciusym
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siu³³ sim³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

Verb

揪心

to be extremely worried; to be anxious

Synonyms

怕
急 (jí)
急眼 (jíyǎn) (colloquial)
恐怕 (kǒngpà)
患 (huàn) (literary, or in compounds)
愁 (chóu)
憂心／忧心 (yōuxīn)
憂慮／忧虑 (yōulǜ)
懸心／悬心 (xuánxīn)
掛心／挂心 (guàxīn)
掛礙／挂碍 (guà'ài)
擔心／担心 (dānxīn)
擔憂／担忧 (dānyōu)
燒心／烧心 (shāoxīn) (regional or dated)
犯愁 (fànchóu)
疑慮／疑虑 (yílǜ)
發急／发急 (fājí)
發愁／发愁 (fāchóu)
發極／发极 (⁷faq ⁸jiq) (Wu)
著急／着急 (zháojí)
起急 (qǐjí) (colloquial)
顧慮／顾虑 (gùlǜ)

Adjective

揪心

heartrending; agonizing

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