他意

Chinese
he; him; other
 
idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy
simp. and trad.
(他意)		 他 意

Pronunciation

Noun

他意

  1. other intention; other motive
    別無他意 / 别无他意  ―  biéwútāyì  ―  There is no other purpose.
  2. ulterior motive

Japanese
Kanji in this term
他 意
た
Grade: 3		 い
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

他意 (hiragana たい, rōmaji tai)

  1. other intention
  2. ulterior motive

Idioms
  • 他 (た)意 (い)はない (tai wa nai): There is no other purpose. (I'm telling you honestly.)

References
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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