點子

See also: 点子

Chinese

		point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (點子)		點	子
simp. (点子)		点	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diǎnzi

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dim² zi²
Jin (Wiktionary): die² zeh
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiám-chír / tiám-chú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diǎnzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diǎnzi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: tien³-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: dyǎn-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dean.tzy
  - Palladius: дяньцзы (djanʹczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dim² zi²
  - Yale: dím jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dim² dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dim² ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːm³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: die² zeh
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /tie⁵³ t͡səʔ¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiám-chír
  - Tâi-lô: tiám-tsír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiám-chú
  - Tâi-lô: tiám-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diafmzuo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/

Noun

點子

drop; droplet
spot; dot
argument; point (of an argument)
idea; strategy
他的點子真多，一個好似一個。 [MSC, trad.]
他的点子真多，一个好似一个。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā de diǎnzi zhēn duō, yīge hǎosì yīge. [Pinyin]
He has so many ideas, each one better than the next.
(music) beat; meter; rhythm
(finance) basis point
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- 那少婦又問道：「那小丫頭和點子是同一條路，若然兩個同時遇上，咱們先對付誰？」 [MSC, trad.]
  那少妇又问道：「那小丫头和点子是同一条路，若然两个同时遇上，咱们先对付谁？」 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1960–61, 梁羽生, 散花女俠
  Nà shàofù yòu wèn dào: “Nà xiǎo yātóu hé diǎnzi shì tóng yī tiáo lù, ruòrán liǎng ge tóngshí yù shàng, zánmen xiān duìfu shéi?” [Pinyin]
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- 1976 revised / 1955–56, 金庸, chapter 5, in 書劍恩仇錄, 明河社, page 187:
  
  瑞大哥，這點子到底犯了甚麽事，皇上要親自御審？ [MSC, trad.]
  瑞大哥，这点子到底犯了甚么事，皇上要亲自御审？ [MSC, simp.]
  Ruì Dà Gē, zhè diǎnzi dàodǐ fàn le shénme shì, huángshàng yào qīnzì yùshěn? [Pinyin]
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- 1996, 黃易, chapter 1, in 大唐雙龍傳, volume 1, 萬象圖書, page 15:
  
  兩名手下現身出來，其中之一低聲在焦邪耳邊道：「點子在廟內耽了一夜，半步都沒出廟門，似乎在等什麼人呢。」 [MSC, trad.]
  两名手下现身出来，其中之一低声在焦邪耳边道：「点子在庙内耽了一夜，半步都没出庙门，似乎在等什么人呢。」 [MSC, simp.]
  Liǎng míng shǒuxià xiànshēn chūlái, qízhōng zhī yī dīshēng zài Jiāo Xié ěrbiān dào: “Diǎnzi zài miào nèi dān le yī yè, bàn bù dōu méi chū miào mén, sìhū zài děng shénme rén ne.” [Pinyin]
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Synonyms

(drop): 小滴 (xiǎodī)
(spot):

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人影 (rényǐng) (of a person)
儂影 / 侬影 (Min)
印痕 (yìnhén)
形跡 / 形迹 (xíngjì)
斑痕 (bānhén)
殘跡 / 残迹 (cánjì)
烙印 (làoyìn)
痕跡 / 痕迹 (hénjì)
蹤影 / 踪影 (zōngyǐng)
蹤跡 / 踪迹 (zōngjì)
身影 (shēnyǐng) (figurative)

(argument): 論點／论点 (lùndiǎn)
(idea):

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主意
心念 (xīnniàn)
心思 (xīnsī)
志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
念 (niàn) (literary, or in compounds)
念頭 / 念头 (niàntou)
思想 (sīxiǎng)
意念 (yìniàn)
想法
想頭 / 想头 (xiǎngtou) (colloquial)
理念 (lǐniàn)
算法 (Puxian Min)
諗法 / 谂法 (nam² faat³) (Cantonese)

(beat):

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嘹拍 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
奏 (zòu) (literary, or in compounds)
板嘹 (Xiamen Hokkien)
節拍 / 节拍 (jiépāi)

(basis point): 基點／基点 (jīdiǎn)

Adjective

點子

a little; some
- 正經明兒你打發小子問問王大夫去，弄點子藥吃吃就好了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  正经明儿你打发小子问问王大夫去，弄点子药吃吃就好了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE
  Zhèngjīng míng'ér nǐ dǎfā xiǎozi wèn wèn Wáng dàfū qù, nòng diǎnzi yào chī chī jiù hǎo le. [Pinyin]
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