心房

In its earliest known usage, found in the Treatise on Physiology 《全體新論》 by Benjamin Hobson [1851], it referred to any of the four chambers of the heart. This word was then transmitted from Chinese to Japanese as 心房(しんぼう) (shinbō), where the meaning narrowed to refer only to the atrium. This narrowed meaning was then brought back into Chinese by the 20th century (Huang, 2020b).

心房

1. (anatomy) atrium of the heart [from 20th c.]

• 心室 (xīnshì)

心房

1. (figurative) one's heart (as the seat of emotions)

   暖人心房  ―  nuǎn rén xīnfáng  ―  to warm someone's heart

   • 那時偶或來談的是一個老朋友金心異，將手提的大皮夾放在破桌上，脫下長衫，對面坐下了，因爲怕狗，似乎心房還在怦怦的跳動。 [MSC, trad.]
     那时偶或来谈的是一个老朋友金心异，将手提的大皮夹放在破桌上，脱下长衫，对面坐下了，因为怕狗，似乎心房还在怦怦的跳动。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1923, 魯迅 [Lu Xun], 《吶喊》 [Call to Arms]

     Nàshí ǒuhuò lái tán de shì yī ge lǎopéngyou Jīn Xīnyì, jiāng shǒutí de dà píjiā fàng zài pò zhuō shàng, tuōxià chángshān, duìmiàn zuòxià le, yīnwèi pà gǒu, sìhū xīnfáng hái zài pēngpēng de tiàodòng. [Pinyin]

     At the time, a friend who would sometimes come to chat was Jin Xinyi. He put the big wallet in his hand on the shabby table, took off his robe, and sat down across me. Because he was afraid of dogs, it seems like his heart was pounding.

   • 聽你心房在跳動　聽你脈搏奔流 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     听你心房在跳动　听你脉搏奔流 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1983, 卡龍 [Ip Hon Leung] (lyrics), Ken Tobias (music), 脈搏奔流 [Rush Pulse], performed by 陳百強 [Danny Chan]

     ting³ nei⁵ sam¹ fong^4-2 zoi⁶ tiu³ dung⁶, ting³ nei⁵ mak⁶ bok³ ban¹ lau⁴ [Jyutping]

     I hear your heart beating, I hear your pulse rushing

   • 藏在我的心房　有個破碎的故事 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     藏在我的心房　有个破碎的故事 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1988, 蔡國權 [Terence Choi] (lyrics), Bennie Benjamin; Horace Ott; Sol Marcus (music), 衝破萬重浪, performed by 蔡國權 [Terence Choi]

     cong⁴ zoi⁶ ngo⁵ dik¹ sam¹ fong^4-2, jau⁵ go³ po³ seoi³ dik¹ gu³ si⁶ [Jyutping]

     Hidden in my heart is a broken story

   • 怎麼忍心關上心房 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     怎么忍心关上心房 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2009, 林夕 [Albert Leung] (lyrics), C.Y. Kong (music), 心賊難防, performed by 容祖兒 [Joey Yung]

     zam² mo¹ jan² sam¹ gwaan¹ soeng⁵ sam¹ fong⁴ [Jyutping]

     How can one have the heart to close up their heart?

   • 阮將阮的真心藏在你的心房 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     阮将阮的真心藏在你的心房 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2013, 黃永發 (lyrics), 張祐奇 (music), 隨風離開愛的人, performed by 許富凱 [Henry Hsu]

     gún chiong gún ê chin-sim chhàng teh lí ê sim-pâng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     I put my heart of sincerity into your heart

   • 仲夏晚空星星把心房照亮 [Literary Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

     From: 2022, 馮松興 [Frank Fung]; 林家謙 [Terence Lam] (lyrics), 林家謙 [Terence Lam] (music), 記得, performed by 林家謙 [Terence Lam]

     zung⁶ haa⁶ maan⁵ hung¹ sing¹ sing¹ baa² sam¹ fong^4-2 ziu³ loeng⁶ [Jyutping]

     The stars in the mid-summer night sky light up my heart

• (Tokyo) しんぼー [shìńbóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩmbo̞ː]

心(しん)房(ぼう) • (shinbō) ^{←しんばう (sinbau)?}

1. (cardiology) an atrium

• 心(しん)室(しつ) (shinshitsu)

心房 • (simbang or McCune-Reischauer: simbang or Yale: simpang) (hangeul 심방)

1. Hanja form^? of 심방 (“cardiac atrium”).