指意

Chinese

Etymology 1

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
trad. (指意)		指	意
simp. #(指意)		指	意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² ji³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhyì
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-i⁴
    • Yale: jř-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyyih
    • Palladius: чжии (čžii)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² ji³
    • Yale: jí yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² yi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ jiː³³/

Noun

指意

1. Alternative form of 旨意 (zhǐyì, “intent; purpose; will”)
2. (literary) meaning of the content

Verb

指意

1. (literary) to investigate the meaning of something

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 指意 – see 指擬 (“to rely on; to trust; to hope; to wish; etc.”). (This term is a variant form of 指擬).