心無二用

Chinese

		heart; mind	not have	two	to use
trad. (心無二用)		心	無	二	用
simp. (心无二用)		心	无	二	用

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnwú'èryòng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄩㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ mou⁴ ji⁶ jung⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīnwú'èryòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄩㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinwuellyonq
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ mou⁴ ji⁶ jung⁶
  - Yale: sām mòuh yih yuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ mou⁴ ji⁶ jung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ mou⁴ yi⁶ yung⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/

Idiom

心無二用

one cannot keep one's mind on two things at the same time; one should concentrate on one's work

Synonyms

心不兩用／心不两用

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