指點

See also: 指点

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)
trad. (指點)		指	點
simp. (指点)		指	点

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǐdiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² dim²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-tiám
Eastern Min (BUC): cī-diēng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chí-tiám

(Teochew, Peng'im): zi² diam²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐdiǎn [Phonetic: zhídiǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhdiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chih³-tien³
  - Yale: jř-dyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyydean
  - Palladius: чжидянь (čžidjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² dim²
  - Yale: jí dím
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² dim²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² dim²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ tiːm³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-tiám
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii^ˋ diam^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ diam³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ ti̯am³¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cī-diēng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si³³⁻³⁵ ^(t-)lieŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-tiám
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-tiám
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'diarm
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiam⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiam⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiam⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /t͡si⁴²⁻²⁴ tiam⁴²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zi² diam²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí tiám
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ tiam⁵²⁻²¹/

Verb

指點

to point at; to indicate
to give tips; to demonstrate (how something's done); to give advice
我寫了一篇文章，想請您給我指點一下。 [MSC, trad.]
我写了一篇文章，想请您给我指点一下。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ xiě le yī piān wénzhāng, xiǎng qǐng nín gěi wǒ zhǐdiǎn yīxià. [Pinyin]
I wrote an article and would like to ask you to give me some advice.
to point to someone's faults; to censure

Synonyms

(to give tips):

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主導／主导 (zhǔdǎo)
嚮導／向导 (xiàngdǎo)
帶等／带等 (Taiwanese Hakka)
帶緊／带紧 (Zhao'an Hakka)
帶領／带领 (dàilǐng)
引入 (yǐnrù)
引向 (yǐnxiàng)
引導／引导 (yǐndǎo)
引𤆬 (Hokkien)
引領／引领 (yǐnlǐng)
指導／指导 (zhǐdǎo)
指引 (zhǐyǐn)
指授 (zhǐshòu) (literary)
指揮／指挥 (zhǐhuī)
指示 (zhǐshì)
率領／率领 (shuàilǐng)
疏導／疏导 (shūdǎo) (through persuasion)
統御／统御 (tǒngyù) (literary)
統率／统率 (tǒngshuài)
統領／统领 (tǒnglǐng)
董督 (dǒngdū) (literary)
誘／诱 (yòu) (literary, or in compounds)
誘導／诱导 (yòudǎo)
領導／领导 (lǐngdǎo)
點厾／点厾 (Hokkien)
點撥／点拨 (diǎnbō) (informal)

(to point to someone's faults):

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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)
呼喝 (hūhè) (literary)
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)
怪 (guài)
怒 (nù) (Classical Chinese)
怨怪 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
怪罪 (guàizuì)
批評／批评 (pīpíng)
指摘 (zhǐzhāi)
指斥 (zhǐchì)
指責／指责 (zhǐzé)
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)

Derived terms

指指點點／指指点点 (zhǐzhǐdiǎndiǎn)
指點江山／指点江山 (zhǐdiǎnjiāngshān)
指點迷津／指点迷津 (zhǐdiǎnmíjīn)