"心無二用" meaning in Chinese

See 心無二用 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sɐm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/, /sɐm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/ Chinese transliterations: xīnwú'èryòng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄩㄥˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sam¹ mou⁴ ji⁶ jung⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], xīnwú'èryòng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sinwú-èryòng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsin¹-wu²-êrh⁴-yung⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], syīn-wú-èr-yùng [Mandarin, Yale], shinwuellyonq [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], синьуэрюн [Mandarin, Palladius], sinʹuerjun [Mandarin, Palladius], sām mòuh yih yuhng [Cantonese, Yale], sam¹ mou⁴ ji⁶ jung⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sem¹ mou⁴ yi⁶ yung⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 心無二用
  1. one cannot keep one's mind on two things at the same time; one should concentrate on one's work Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 心不兩用/心不两用, 心不兩用, 心不两用
    Sense id: en-心無二用-zh-phrase-Z2JK-iJZ Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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      "glosses": [
        "one cannot keep one's mind on two things at the same time; one should concentrate on one's work"
      ],
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          "keep",
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          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
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          "at the same time",
          "at the same time"
        ],
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          "concentrate",
          "concentrate"
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          "work",
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        },
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          "word": "心不兩用"
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      "zh-pron": "xīnwú'èryòng"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄩㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sam¹ mou⁴ ji⁶ jung⁶"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xīnwú'èryòng"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sinwú-èryòng"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsin¹-wu²-êrh⁴-yung⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
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    },
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "синьуэрюн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sinʹuerjun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sām mòuh yih yuhng"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sam¹ mou⁴ ji⁶ jung⁶"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sem¹ mou⁴ yi⁶ yung⁶"
    },
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      "ipa": "/sɐm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "心無二用"
}
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      ],
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          "keep",
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        [
          "mind",
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          "thing",
          "thing"
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          "at the same time",
          "at the same time"
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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄩㄥˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "xīnwú'èryòng"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sinwú-èryòng"
    },
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsin¹-wu²-êrh⁴-yung⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
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    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "синьуэрюн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sinʹuerjun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sām mòuh yih yuhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sam¹ mou⁴ ji⁶ jung⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sem¹ mou⁴ yi⁶ yung⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "心不兩用/心不两用"
    },
    {
      "word": "心不兩用"
    },
    {
      "word": "心不两用"
    }
  ],
  "word": "心無二用"
}

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