願意

See also: 愿意

Chinese

		hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
trad. (願意)		願	意
simp. (愿意)		愿	意
anagram		意願／意愿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yuànyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˋ ㄧˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йүанйи (yüanyi, I-II)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁶ ji³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ngien-yi / ngian-yi

  (Hailu, HRS): ngien^˖ rhi^ˇ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ngian⁴ yi⁴

• Northern Min (KCR): ngṳīng-séng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ngoeng⁵ i⁴ / ngyoeng⁵ i⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): goān-ì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): nguang⁶ i³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuànyì → yuànyi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˋ ㄧˋ → ㄩㄢˋ ˙ㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuànyi̊
    • Wade–Giles: yüan⁴-i⁵
    • Yale: ywàn-yi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuann.yih
    • Palladius: юаньи (juanʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/ → /ɥɛn⁵¹ i¹/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йүанйи (yüanyi, I-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yæ̃²⁴ i⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁶ ji³
    • Yale: yuhn yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁶ ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁶ yi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²² jiː³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngien-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngien i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian⁴ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngian-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngian (r)i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngian⁴ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an⁵⁵ (j)i⁵⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngien^˖ rhi^ˇ
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋien³³ ʒi¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ngian⁴ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋian⁵³⁻⁵⁵ i⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngṳīng-séng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋyiŋ⁵⁵ seiŋ⁵⁴/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ngoeng⁵ i⁴ [Phonetic: ngoeng¹ ngi⁴]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ngē̤ng-i̍
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋœŋ¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ^(Ø-)ŋi⁴²/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ngyoeng⁵ i⁴ [Phonetic: ngyoeng¹ ngi⁴]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋyøŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵ ^(Ø-)ŋi⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goān-ì
    • Tâi-lô: guān-ì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goaxn'ix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²²⁻²¹ i²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan⁴¹⁻²² i⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan²²⁻²¹ i²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan³³⁻¹¹ i¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan³³⁻²¹ i²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: nguang⁶ i³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nguăng ì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³/

Verb

願意

1. to be willing

   老闆不願意增加店員。 [MSC, trad.]
   老板不愿意增加店员。 [MSC, simp.]

   Lǎobǎn bù yuànyì zēngjiā diànyuán. [Pinyin]

   The boss is unwilling to increase the number of employees.

   對於他的觀點我無法並且不願意去評論。 [MSC, trad.]
   对于他的观点我无法并且不愿意去评论。 [MSC, simp.]

   Duìyú tā de guāndiǎn wǒ wúfǎ bìngqiě bù yuànyì qù pínglùn. [Pinyin]

   I am unable and unwilling to comment on his views.

2. to wish; to want

   誰不願意一出生就是含著金鑰匙的富家孩子，誰不願意不勞而獲？ [MSC, trad.]
   谁不愿意一出生就是含著金钥匙的富家孩子，谁不愿意不劳而获？ [MSC, simp.]

   Shéi bù yuànyì yī chūshēng jiù shì hán zhe jīnyàoshi de fùjiā háizi, shéi bù yuànyì bùláo'érhuò? [Pinyin]

   Who doesn't want to be a rich kid born with a silver spoon? Who doesn't want to get something for nothing?

Synonyms

• (to be willing):

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• 克根 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 心甘 (xīngān)
• 心甘情願 / 心甘情愿 (xīngānqíngyuàn)
• 情願 / 情愿 (qíngyuàn)
• 樂意 / 乐意 (lèyì)
• 樂於 / 乐于 (lèyú)
• 甘心 (gānxīn)
• 甘願 / 甘愿 (gānyuàn)
• 甜心 (tiánxīn) (literary)
• 願 / 愿 (yuàn)
• 高興 / 高兴 (gāoxìng)

• (to wish):

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• 企待 (qǐdài) (literary)
• 企望 (qǐwàng)
• 企盼 (qǐpàn)
• 冀望 (jìwàng) (literary)
• 向望 (ǹg-bāng) (Hokkien)
• 夢想 / 梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
• 寄望 (jìwàng)
• 巴望 (bāwàng) (regional)
• 希冀 (xījì) (literary)
• 希望 (xīwàng)
• 幸 (xìng) (literary)
• 引領 / 引领 (yǐnlǐng) (literary)
• 思 (literary, or in compounds)
• 想望 (xion² von³) (Jin)
• 承望 (chéngwàng)
• 指望 (zhǐwàng)
• 期冀 (qījì) (literary)
• 期待 (qīdài)
• 期望 (qīwàng)
• 渴望 (kěwàng)
• 盼 (pàn)
• 盼望 (pànwàng)
• 願 / 愿 (yuàn)
• 鵠望 / 鹄望 (húwàng) (literary)

References

• “願意”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.