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Chinese
finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate |
south | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (指南) | 指 | 南 | |
| simp. #(指南) | 指 | 南 | |
| Literally: “to indicate south (i.e. to show direction)”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐnán
- Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhnán
- Wade–Giles: chih3-nan2
- Yale: jř-nán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyynan
- Palladius: чжинань (čžinanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi2 naam4
- Yale: jí nàahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi2 naam4
- Guangdong Romanization: ji2 nam4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³⁵ naːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-lâm
- Tâi-lô: tsí-lâm
- Phofsit Daibuun: cylaam
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lam²³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: zi2 nam5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí nâm
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ nam⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
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- guide; guide book; directory
- (obsolete) compass
Synonyms
- (guide): 攻略 (gōnglüè)
Derived terms
Proper noun
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