Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Shi Xin

shi xin
死 心.

"Shi xin" is one of those tricky nuanced phrases where the full meaning is lost in translation.

To "shi xin" in mandarin figuratively means something akin to making a decisive commitment to let go of something or someone or a situation.  To give up and to move on.  To get over it so to speak.

Literally translated it means:

"Die, heart," or "dead heart".

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