指靠

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	depend upon; lean on; near depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support
trad. (指靠)		指	靠
simp. #(指靠)		指	靠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐkào

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄎㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² kaau³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-khò͘ / chí-khò

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐkào
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄎㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhkào
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-kʻao⁴
    • Yale: jř-kàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyykaw
    • Palladius: чжикао (čžikao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² kaau³
    • Yale: jí kaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² kaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² kao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ kʰaːu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-khò͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-khòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cy'qox
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-khò
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-khò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cy'qoix
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo²¹/

Verb

指靠

1. to depend on (for one's livelihood); to look to (for help); to count on