死角

Chinese

		to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (死角)		死	角
simp. ^#(死角)		死	角

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sǐjiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄙˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei² gok³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sí-kak

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sǐjiǎo [Phonetic: síjiǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐhjiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ³-chiao³
  - Yale: sž-jyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syyjeau
  - Palladius: сыцзяо (syczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei² gok³
  - Yale: séi gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei² gok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: séi² gog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³⁵ kɔːk̚³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sí-kak
  - Tâi-lô: sí-kak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sy'kag
  - IPA (Xiamen): /si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kak̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

Noun

死角

(military or figuratively) gap in coverage; gap in protection or defenses; neglected or overlooked area; dead end

Derived terms

360度無死角 / 360度无死角 (sānbǎiliùshí dù wú sǐjiǎo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
死	角
し Grade: 3	かく Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しかく [shìkákú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɕika̠kɯ̟]

Noun

死(し)角(かく) • (shikaku)

blind spot (area that cannot be seen)
blind spot (an inability to think clearly about a topic)
dead angle