中指

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
trad. (中指)		中	指
simp. ^#(中指)		中	指

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhōngzhǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄓˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zong¹ zi³
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zung¹ zi² / zung³ zi²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): zuung¹ zi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chûng-chṳ́
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tiong-chái / tiong-chúiⁿ / tiong-cháiⁿ / tiong-chán

(Teochew, Peng'im): dang¹ zoin²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tson-tsy

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngzhǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄓˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhongjhǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-chih³
  - Yale: jūng-jř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongjyy
  - Palladius: чжунчжи (čžunčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    中指
    中止
    終止／终止
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: zong¹ zi³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zungz
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zung¹ zi² / zung³ zi²
  - Yale: jūng jí / jung jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ dzi² / dzung³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ ji² / zung³ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/, /t͡sʊŋ³³ t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    中子
    中指
    中止
    宗旨
    盅子
    終止／终止

Note:

zung1 zi2 - Guangzhou, Hong Kong;
zung3 zi2 - Guangzhou.

(Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: zuung¹ zi²
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵŋ³³ t͡si⁵⁵/

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: zung^ˊ zii^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zung¹ zi³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-chái
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-tsái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongzae
  - IPA (Singapore): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴²/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Lukang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-chúiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-tsuínn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongzvuie
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /tiɔŋ³³ t͡suĩ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Lukang): /tiɔŋ³³ t͡suĩ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan, Hsinchu, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-cháiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-tsáinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongzvae
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sãi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei, Tainan, Yilan): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sãi⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-chán
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-tsán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongzarn
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dang¹ zoin²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tang tsóiⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sõĩ⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹tson-tsy
  - MiniDict: tson^平 tsy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tson-tsr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

Noun

中指

middle finger

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 中指 (“middle finger”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		中指, 將指
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		中指
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	中指, 鐘鼓樓
	Taiwan	中指
	Ulanhot	中指
	Tongliao	中指
	Chifeng	中指, 三拇指
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	中指, 三拇指
	Harbin	中指
	Shenyang	中指
	Singapore	中指
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	中指
	Tangshan	中指
	Cangzhou	中指
	Baoding	中指
	Shijiazhuang	三拇指
	Jinan	中指
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	中指
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	中指
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	三拇指頭, 中拇指頭
	Wanrong	中指
	Zhengzhou	中指
	Xi'an	中指
	Xining	中指, 三拇哥, 中拇指頭
	Xuzhou	中指
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	中指
	Bayanhot	中指
	Lanzhou	中指
	Ürümqi	中拇指頭, 中指
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	中指拇兒, 中指
	Chongqing	中指拇兒
	Wuhan	中指, 中指甲
	Guiyang	中指拇, 中指
	Kunming	中指
	Guilin	中指媽, 三指媽
	Liuzhou	中指
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	三指抹頭, 三指頭, 三馬指, 三中佬, 中拇指
	Yangzhou	中指, 三麻指, 中麻指
	Nantong	三拇指頭
	Hefei	中指
Cantonese	Guangzhou	中指
	Hong Kong	中指
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	中指
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	中指
	Macau	中指
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	中指
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	中間指
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	中間指
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	棟樑
	Foshan	中指
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	中指
	Foshan (Shunde)	中指
	Foshan (Sanshui)	中指
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	中指
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	中指
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	中指
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	中指
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	中指
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	中指
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	中指
	Taishan	中指
	Kaiping (Chikan)	中指
	Enping (Niujiang)	中指
	Heshan (Yayao)	中指
	Dongguan	棟指
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	中指
	Shaoguan	中指
	Yunfu	高先生
	Xinyi	中指
	Lianjiang	中指
	Nanning	中指, 三指
	Wuzhou	中指, 三指
	Yulin	中指
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	中指
	Singapore (Guangfu)	中指
Gan	Nanchang	中指
	Lichuan	中手節
	Pingxiang	第三隻手指腦
Hakka	Meixian	棟手指
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	中指
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	棟心指
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	棟指
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	中指
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	棟指
	Yudu	中手指
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	棟指
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	棟指, 中指, 三指公
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	棟指
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	中央指, 棟指
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	棟指
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	中央指
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	中指
	Sabah (Longchuan)	中指
	Singkawang	棟指
Huizhou	Jixi	中間指
Huizhou	Shexian	中指
Jin	Taiyuan	三拇指頭
	Xinzhou	中指, 三拇指頭
	Taibus (Baochang)	中指
	Linhe	中指
	Jining	中指
	Hohhot	中指, 中拇哥兒
	Baotou	中指
	Dongsheng	中指
	Haibowan	中指
	Zhangjiakou	中指
	Handan	中指, 三拇指頭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	臺中指, 䐯鳥指
	Fuqing	第中指, 臺中指
	Matsu	當中指, 䐯手指, 䐯友指
Southern Min	Xiamen	中營, 中爪, 中指, 中椵 dated
	Quanzhou	中哥, 中指
	Jinjiang	中指
	Yongchun	中哥
	Dehua	中哥
	Zhangzhou	中指, 虎指
	Zhao'an	中指
	Taipei	中指
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	二指
	Kaohsiung	中指
	Yilan	中指, 中央指
	Changhua (Lukang)	中指
	Taichung	中指
	Tainan	中指
	Hsinchu	中指
	Kinmen	中指
	Penghu (Magong)	中指
	Singapore (Hokkien)	中指
	Manila (Hokkien)	中指
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	中指
	Jieyang	鎮中指
	Haifeng	中央指
	Haikou	當央手囝
	Qionghai	中公
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	中指
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	中指
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	中指
Wu	Shanghai	中指, 當中節頭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	中節頭
	Suzhou	當中節頭, 惹人厭
	Danyang	中拇指頭
	Hangzhou	當中手指頭
	Ningbo	中指
	Wenzhou	中央指
	Jinhua	中央指
Xiang	Changsha	中指腦, 中指拇
	Hengyang	中指腦
	Quanzhou	中指

Derived terms

撟中指／挢中指

Japanese

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中指

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
中	指
なか Grade: 1	ゆび Grade: 3
kun'yomi

中 (naka, chū, “middle”) +‎ 指 (yubi, shi, “finger”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) なかゆび [nàkáꜜyùbì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠jɯ̟bʲi]

Noun

中(なか)指(ゆび) • (nakayubi)

middle finger
中(なか)指(ゆび)を立(た)てる
nakayubi o tateru
to put up the middle finger

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
中	指
ちゅう Grade: 1	し Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちゅうし [chúꜜùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːɕi]

Noun

中(ちゅう)指(し) • (chūshi) ^{←ちゆうし (tyuusi)^?}

middle finger

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
中	指

Noun

中指 • (jungji) (hangeul 중지)

hanja form^? of 중지 (“middle finger”)

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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[2]

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中指

Contents

Chinese

Pronunciation

Noun

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

See also

References

Korean

Noun