小心

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (小心)		小	心

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎoxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² sam¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): séu-sîm
Min Nan (POJ): sió-sim

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushin
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² sam¹
  - Yale: síu sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² sam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² sem¹
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: séu-sîm
  - Hakka Romanization System: seu` xim´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: seu³ xim¹
  - IPA: /seu̯³¹ ɕim²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-sim
  - Tâi-lô: sió-sim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioysym
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɕio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕim³³/

Verb

小心

(transitive) to be careful of something; to mind
小心碰頭。 / 小心碰头。 ― Xiǎoxīn pèngtóu. ― Mind your head.
(intransitive) to take care; to be careful
你自己小心，玩得開心點！ [MSC, trad.]
你自己小心，玩得开心点！ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ zìjǐ xiǎoxīn, wán dé kāixīn diǎn! [Pinyin]
You take care now, and have a good time!

你路上小心啊。 ― Nǐ lùshàng xiǎoxīn a. ― Take care on the road.
(archaic, intransitive) to worry; to have misgivings
(archaic, intransitive) to be small-minded

Synonyms

(take care): 當心／当心 (dāngxīn)

Antonyms

(take care): 粗心 (cūxīn)

Adjective

小心

careful

Synonyms

當心／当心 (dāngxīn)
細心／细心 (xìxīn)
仔細／仔细 (zǐxì)

Antonyms

粗心 (cūxīn)
大意 (dàyi)
馬虎／马虎 (mǎhu)
疏忽 (shūhu)

Interjection

小心

Be careful!; caution

Derived terms

一不小心 (yībùxiǎoxīn)

小心翼翼 (xiǎoxīn-yìyì)

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