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指南針
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指南针
Contents
1
Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
Synonyms
Chinese
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finger; to point; to direct
finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
south
needle; pin; injection
trad.
(
指南針
)
指
南
針
simp.
(
指南针
)
指
南
针
Literally:
“the needle that points south”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
zhǐnánzhēn
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
zi
2
naam
4
zam
1
Gan
(
Wiktionary
)
:
zi
3
lan
4
ziin
1
Hakka
(
Sixian
,
PFS
)
:
chṳ́-nàm-chṳ̂m
(
Meixian
,
Guangdong
)
:
zi
3
nam
2
zem
1
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
chí-lâm-cham
/
chí-lâm-chiam
(
Teochew
,
Peng'im
)
:
zi
2
nam
5
zam
1
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
zhǐnánzhēn
Zhuyin
:
ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
jhǐhnánjhen
Wade–Giles
:
chih
3
-nan
2
-chên
1
Yale
:
jř-nán-jēn
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
jyynanjen
Palladius
:
чжинаньчжэнь
(čžinanʹčžɛnʹ)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
zi
2
naam
4
zam
1
Yale
:
jí nàahm j
ā
m
Cantonese Pinyin
:
dzi
2
naam
4
dzam
1
Guangdong Romanization
:
ji
2
nam
4
zem
1
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡siː³⁵ naːm
²¹
t͡sɐm
⁵⁵
/
Gan
(
Nanchang
)
Wiktionary
:
zi
3
lan
4
ziin
1
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡sz̩²¹³⁻¹³ lan³⁵ t͡sɨn⁴²/
Hakka
(
Sixian
, incl.
Miaoli
and
Meinong
)
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
:
chṳ́-nàm-chṳ̂m
Hakka Romanization System
:
zii` namˇ ziim´
Hagfa Pinyim
:
zi
3
nam
2
zim
1
Sinological
IPA
:
/t͡sɨ³¹ nam¹¹ t͡sɨm²⁴/
(
Meixian
)
Guangdong
:
zi
3
nam
2
zem
1
Sinological
IPA
:
/t͡sz̩³¹ nam¹¹ t͡səm⁴⁴/
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
Quanzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
chí-lâm-cham
Tâi-lô
:
tsí-lâm-tsam
Phofsit Daibuun
:
cylamzafm
IPA
(
Quanzhou
)
:
/t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴⁻²² t͡sam³³/
(
Hokkien
:
Xiamen
,
Zhangzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
chí-lâm-chiam
Tâi-lô
:
tsí-lâm-tsiam
Phofsit Daibuun
:
cylamciafm
IPA
(
Zhangzhou
)
:
/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/
IPA
(
Xiamen
)
:
/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/
(
Teochew
)
Peng'im
:
zi
2
nam
5
zam
1
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
-like
:
tsí nâm tsam
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ nam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sam³³/
Noun
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指南針
(
literally
,
figuratively
)
compass
中國
四
大
發明
,
即
指南針
、
火藥
、
造紙術
和
印刷術
[
MSC
,
trad.
]
中国
四
大
发明
,
即
指南针
、
火药
、
造纸术
和
印刷术
[
MSC
,
simp.
]
Zhōngguó Sì Dà Fāmíng, jí
zhǐnánzhēn
, huǒyào, zàozhǐshù hé yìnshuāshù
[Pinyin]
the Four Great Chinese Inventions, i.e. the
compass
, gunpowder, papermaking and printing
Synonyms
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(
literary
)
南針
/
南针
(
nánzhēn
)
指北針
/
指北针
(
zhǐběizhēn
)
羅盤
/
罗盘
(
luópán
)