指派

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	clique; school; group clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch
trad. (指派)		指	派
simp. #(指派)		指	派

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐpài

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄆㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² paai³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-phài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐpài
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄆㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhpài
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-pʻai⁴
    • Yale: jř-pài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyypay
    • Palladius: чжипай (čžipaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² paai³
    • Yale: jí paai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² paai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² pai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ pʰaːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-phài
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-phài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cyphaix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰai²¹/

Verb

指派

1. to appoint; to assign (a job or role)

   我被指派來管理你的案子。 [MSC, trad.]
   我被指派来管理你的案子。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ bèi zhǐpài lái guǎnlǐ nǐ de ànzi. [Pinyin]

   I've been appointed to handle your case.

2. to designate; to assign; to attribute as belonging to

Derived terms

• 指派性別／指派性别 (zhǐpài xìngbié)