信實

Chinese

		letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (信實)		信	實
simp. (信实)		信	实

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìnshí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seon³ sat⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sin-sṳ̍t
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sìn-si̍t

(Teochew, Peng'im): sing³ sig⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xìnshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìnshíh
  - Wade–Giles: hsin⁴-shih²
  - Yale: syìn-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinnshyr
  - Palladius: синьши (sinʹši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    信實 / 信实
    信石
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seon³ sat⁶
  - Yale: seun saht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soen³ sat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sên³ sed⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn³³ sɐt̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sin-sṳ̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: xin siid
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xin⁴ sid⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /sin⁵⁵ sɨt̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sìn-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: sìn-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siensit
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sin²¹⁻⁵³ sit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sit̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sin²¹⁻⁵³ sit̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sin¹¹⁻⁵³ sit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sin²¹⁻⁴¹ sit̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sing³ sig⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sìng si̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sik̚⁴/

Adjective

信實

trustworthy; honest; reliable

Synonyms

保險 / 保险 (bǎoxiǎn)
停 (tíng) (literary, or in compounds)
可恃 (kěshì) (literary)
可靠 (kěkào)
把牢 (bǎláo) (regional, chiefly in the negative)
把穩 / 把稳 (bǎwěn) (regional)
牢 (láo)
牢牢 (láoláo)
牢靠 (láokào)
穩妥 / 稳妥 (wěntuǒ)
穩當 / 稳当
穩陣 / 稳阵 (wan2 zan6) (Cantonese)

Verb

信實

to believe to be true

Synonyms

信
信任 (xìnrèn)
信據 / 信据 (xìnjù) (literary, believe and accept as evidence)
憑信 / 凭信 (píngxìn)
深信 (shēnxìn) (to firmly believe)
相信 (xiāngxìn)
置信 (zhìxìn) (chiefly used in the negative)