指摘

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit); to pluck to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit); to pluck; to take; to select
trad. (指摘)		指	摘
simp. #(指摘)		指	摘
alternative forms		指謫／指谪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐzhāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄓㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² zaak⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-chak
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chí-tiak / chí-tek

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zi² diah⁴

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐzhāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄓㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhjhai
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-chai¹
    • Yale: jř-jāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyjai
    • Palladius: чжичжай (čžičžaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² zaak⁶
    • Yale: jí jaahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² dzaak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² zag⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ t͡saːk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-chak
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii` zag`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ zag⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ t͡sak̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-tiak
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-tiak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cy'diag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiak̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-tek
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-tik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cy'deg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zi² diah⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí tiah
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ tiaʔ²/

---

• Middle Chinese: tsyijX treak

Rime
Character	指	摘
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	知 (9)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)	麥 (119)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	職雉切	陟革切
Baxter	tsyijX	treak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕˠiɪX/	/ʈˠɛk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕᵚiX/	/ʈᵚæk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕiɪX/	/ȶɐk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cjiX/	/ʈəɨjk̚/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕjiX/	/ȶɛk̚/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕiX/	/ȶæk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕiX/	/ȶæk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhǐ	zhe
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zi2	zak1

Verb

指摘

1. to find fault with; to criticise

Synonyms

• 僝僽 (chánzhòu) (literary)
• 叱罵／叱骂 (chìmà)
• 叱責／叱责 (chìzé)
• 吆喝 (colloquial)
• 呲 (cī)
• 呲兒／呲儿 (cīr)
• 呵叱 (hēchì)
• 呲打 (cīda) (Northeastern Mandarin)
• 呵斥 (hēchì)
• 呵責／呵责 (hēzé) (literary)
• 喝叱
• 嗔怪 (chēnguài) (literary)
• 嗔著／嗔着 (chēnzhe) (colloquial)
• 怒 (nù) (Classical Chinese)
• 怪 (guài)
• 怨怪 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 怪罪 (guàizuì)
• 批評／批评 (pīpíng)
• 指斥 (zhǐchì)
• 指責／指责 (zhǐzé)
• 指點／指点 (zhǐdiǎn)
• 捋 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 摘 (literary, or in compounds)
• 撻伐／挞伐 (tàfá) (literary, figurative)
• 數落／数落 (shǔluo) (informal)
• 數說／数说 (shǔshuō)
• 斥斥 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 斥罵／斥骂 (chìmà)
• 斥責／斥责 (chìzé)
• 歸咎／归咎 (guījiù)
• 歸罪／归罪 (guīzuì)
• 派
• 激勵／激励 (jīlì) (literary)
• 熊 (xióng) (colloquial)
• 申斥 (shēnchì)
• 痛罵／痛骂 (tòngmà)
• 聲討／声讨 (shēngtǎo)
• 訓／训 (xùn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 訓斥／训斥 (xùnchì)
• 詬病／诟病 (gòubìng) (literary)
• 說／说
• 說話／说话 (shuōhuà)
• 謗議／谤议 (bàngyì) (literary)
• 譴責／谴责 (qiǎnzé)
• 責備／责备 (zébèi)
• 責怪／责怪 (zéguài)
• 責罵／责骂 (zémà)
• 責難／责难 (zénàn)
• 貶斥／贬斥 (biǎnchì) (literary)
• 貶責／贬责 (biǎnzé)
• 賴／赖 (lài)
• 非議／非议 (fēiyì)
• 非難／非难 (fēinàn)
• 體斥／体斥 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (指摘):

• → Japanese: 指(し)摘(てき) (shiteki)
• → Korean: 지적(指摘) (jijeok)
• → Vietnamese: chỉ trích (指摘)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
指	摘
し Grade: 3	てき Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) してき [shìtékí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕite̞kʲi]

Noun

指(し)摘(てき) • (shiteki) 

1. indication, identification

   間違(まちが)いのご指(し)摘(てき)ありがとうございます。

   Machigai no go-shiteki arigatō gozaimasu.

   Thank you for pointing out the error.

Verb

指(し)摘(てき)する • (shiteki suru) suru (stem 指(し)摘(てき)し (shiteki shi), past 指(し)摘(てき)した (shiteki shita))

1. to point out, to point, to show
2. to bring up (a topic)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "指摘する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	指摘し	してきし	shiteki shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	指摘し	してきし	shiteki shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	指摘する	してきする	shiteki suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	指摘する	してきする	shiteki suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	指摘すれ	してきすれ	shiteki sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	指摘せよ¹ 指摘しろ²	してきせよ¹ してきしろ²	shiteki seyo¹ shiteki shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	指摘される	してきされる	shiteki sareru
Causative	指摘させる 指摘さす	してきさせる してきさす	shiteki saseru shiteki sasu
Potential	指摘できる	してきできる	shiteki dekiru
Volitional	指摘しよう	してきしよう	shiteki shiyō
Negative	指摘しない	してきしない	shiteki shinai
Negative continuative	指摘せず	してきせず	shiteki sezu
Formal	指摘します	してきします	shiteki shimasu
Perfective	指摘した	してきした	shiteki shita
Conjunctive	指摘して	してきして	shiteki shite
Hypothetical conditional	指摘すれば	してきすれば	shiteki sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
指	摘

Noun

指摘 • (jijeok) (hangeul 지적)

1. Hanja form^? of 지적.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
指	摘

Verb

指摘

1. chữ Hán form of chỉ trích (“to criticise”).