死角

Chinese

		to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (死角)		死	角
simp. #(死角)		死	角

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sǐjiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei² gok³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sí-kak

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sǐjiǎo [Phonetic: síjiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐhjiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ³-chiao³
    • Yale: sž-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syyjeau
    • Palladius: сыцзяо (syczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei² gok³
    • Yale: séi gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei² gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi² gog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³⁵ kɔːk̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sí-kak
    • Tâi-lô: sí-kak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sy'kag
    • IPA (Xiamen): /si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kak̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

Noun

死角

1. (military or figuratively) gap in coverage; gap in protection or defenses; neglected or overlooked area; dead end

Derived terms

• 360度無死角／360度无死角 (sānbǎiliùshí dù wú sǐjiǎo)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
死	角
し Grade: 3	かく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

死(し)角(かく) • (shikaku) 

1. blind spot (area that cannot be seen)
2. blind spot (an inability to think clearly about a topic)
3. dead angle