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jauˏ₅有ji˗₃意
Pinyin: you3 yi4
Translations
nounintend; intentionally
nounbe interested in
jauˏ₅有ji˗₃意mouˎ₄無ji˗₃意
简 有意无意
Pinyin: you3 yi4 wu2 yi4
Translations
nounwith or without intention
jauˏ₅有ji˗₃意sikˉ¹識
简 有意识
Pinyin: you3 yi4 shi4
Translations
nounconscious
jauˏ₅有ji˗₃意jiˍ₆義
简 有意义
Pinyin: you3 yi4 yi4
Translations
nounto have meaning; to have significance; meaningful; significant
lokˍ₆落faaˉ¹花jauˏ₅有ji3,意,lauˎ₄流seoiˊ²水mouˎ₄無cingˎ₄情
简 落花有意,流水无情
Pinyin: luo4 hua1 you3 yi4, liu2 shui3 wu2 qing2
Translations
nounshedding petals, the waterside flower pines for love, while the heartless brook babbles on (metaphor for unrequited love)
jauˏ₅有ji˗₃意siˉ¹思
Pinyin: you3 yi4 si5
Translations
nouninteresting (for people)
nounmeaningful (for speech)
noun得意
nounsignificant (for actions) |
jauˏ₅有ji˗₃意zoiˉ¹栽faaˉ¹花faaˉ¹花batˉ¹不faat˗₃發,mouˎ₄無samˉ¹心caap˗₃插lauˏ₅柳lauˏ₅柳singˎ₄成jam˗₃蔭
简 有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成荫
Pinyin: you3 yi4 zai1 hua1 hua1 bu4 fa1 wu2 xin1 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin4
Translations
nounwhat one intentionally does ends fruitless; but what one unintentionally does ends up producing suprising results
nounthings do not always turn out as one would expect