銅指

Chinese

		copper	finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
trad. (銅指)		銅	指
simp. (铜指)		铜	指

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tâng-cháiⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dang⁵ zoin²

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tâng-cháiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tâng-tsáinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dangzvae
    • IPA (Xiamen): /taŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sãi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /taŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sãi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /taŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sãi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /taŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sãi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /taŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sãi⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dang⁵ zoin²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tâng tsóiⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sõĩ⁵²/

Noun

銅指

1. (Southern Min) thimble

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 頂針／顶针 (dǐngzhēn)

References

• Lim Hiong Seng (1886) “Commercial”, in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press, page 123