彈指
See also: 弹指
Chinese
bullet; shot; ball bullet; shot; ball; to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck a string; impeach |
finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (彈指) | 彈 | 指 | |
| simp. (弹指) | 弹 | 指 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: tánzhǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˊ ㄓˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tánjhǐh
- Wade–Giles: tʻan2-chih3
- Yale: tán-jř
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tarnjyy
- Palladius: таньчжи (tanʹčži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- Homophones:
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潭祉
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daan6 zi2 / taan4 zi2
- Yale: daahn jí / tàahn jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: daan6 dzi2 / taan4 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: dan6 ji2 / tan4 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːn²² t͡siː³⁵/, /tʰaːn²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tân-chí
- Tâi-lô: tân-tsí
- Phofsit Daibuun: dancie
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tan²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /tan²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tan¹³⁻²² t͡si⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Adverb
彈指
- (figurative) in the blink of an eye; in a flash
Synonyms
- (in the blink of an eye):
Noun
彈指
- (obsolete, Buddhism, archaic) small unit of time (depending on source, either 7.2 or 0.25 seconds long)
- (obsolete) designation for 10-17