sam sim song hoz

Zhuang

Etymology

Literally "three hearts and two necks (minds)". Compare Chinese 三心二意 (sānxīn'èryì).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /θaːm˨˦ θim˨˦ θoːŋ˨˦ ho˧˩/
  • Tone numbers: sam1 sim1 song1 ho2
  • Hyphenation: sam‧sim‧song‧hoz

Phrase

sam sim song hoz (1957–1982 spelling sam sim soŋ hoƨ)

  1. (idiomatic) indecisive; likely to change minds easily
    Synonym: sam sim song eiq
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