誠意

See also: 诚意

Chinese

honest; sincere; true
 
idea; meaning; wish
idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
trad. (誠意)
simp. (诚意)

Pronunciation


Noun

誠意

  1. sincerity

Synonyms

Antonyms

Verb

誠意

  1. (literary) to act in good faith
    格物致知誠意正心修身齊家治國平天下 [MSC, trad.]
    格物致知诚意正心修身齐家治国平天下 [MSC, simp.]
    Géwù, zhìzhī, chéngyì, zhèngxīn, xiūshēn, qíjiā, zhìguó, píngtiānxià. [Pinyin]
    Investigate the nature of things, pursue knowledge, act in good faith, rectify one's mind, cultivate one's moral character, manage one's household, administer state affairs and bring peace to the nation.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 6

Grade: 3
kan’on on’yomi

Etymology

Noun

(せい)() • (seii) 

  1. sincerity
    誠意(せいい)()られない。
    Seii ga mirarenai.
    I do not see their sincerity in this.
    誠意(せいい)()くす
    seii o tsukusu
    to act with utmost sincerity

Synonyms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

誠意 • (seong'ui) (hangeul 성의)

  1. Hanja form? of 성의 (sincerity).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

誠意

  1. chữ Hán form of thành ý (sincere).
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