心眼儿

• Pinyin: xīn yǎnr
• Desglose de hanzi: 心 = heart (pictograph); 眼 = 目 + 艮 (the eye as aperture of the mind); 儿 = diminutive/erhua suffix

Significado

Astucia; picardía; (a veces) malas intenciones.

Common in northern Chinese dialect. 有心眼儿 can mean 'clever/perceptive' or 'scheming' depending on context. 没心眼儿 means naive or without guile.

Ejemplos

1. 她是个有心眼儿的人，什么事都藏在心里不轻易说出来。
2. 这孩子没什么心眼儿，说话直来直去，大家都喜欢他。
3. 做生意要有心眼儿，但绝不能为了利益出卖诚信。

Guía de uso

Contexto: daily life, character description, northern Chinese dialect

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 职场上要有点心眼儿，懂得保护自己的权益，但不要走向耍心机的极端。(In the workplace, it pays to have some perceptiveness to protect your own interests, but do not go to the extreme of scheming.)
• 他没什么心眼儿，总是直来直去，虽然偶尔得罪人，但大家普遍认为他值得信赖。(He has no guile whatsoever, always direct and straightforward; although he occasionally offends people, he is generally regarded as trustworthy.)

Incorrecto

• 他心眼儿了我 — 心眼儿 is a noun, not a verb; say 他耍了心眼儿算计我 instead

Origen e historia

心 (heart) + 眼儿 (eye/aperture) — the eye of the heart; the perceptive inner mind

Contexto cultural

Época: Modern

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal