頂針

See also: 顶针

Chinese

		go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")	needle; pin; injection
trad. (頂針)		頂	針
simp. (顶针)		顶	针

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dǐngzhēn

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ding² zam¹
Eastern Min (BUC): dīng-cĕng
Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): dêng² zam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dǐngzhēn → dǐngzhen (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄣ → ㄉㄧㄥˇ ˙ㄓㄣ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dǐngjhe̊n
  - Wade–Giles: ting³-chên⁵
  - Yale: dǐng-jen
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diing.jen
  - Palladius: динчжэнь (dinčžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/ → /tiŋ²¹⁴ ɖ͡ʐ̥ən⁴/
  - Homophones:
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    頂真／顶真
    頂針／顶针
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (頂針兒／顶针儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dǐngzhēnr → dǐngzhenr (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄣㄦ → ㄉㄧㄥˇ ˙ㄓㄣㄦ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dǐngjhe̊nr
  - Wade–Giles: ting³-chên⁵-ʼrh
  - Yale: dǐng-jenr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diing.jel
  - Palladius: динчжэньр (dinčžɛnʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂəɻ⁵⁵/ → /tiŋ²¹⁴ ɖ͡ʐ̥əɻ⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ding² zam¹
  - Yale: díng jām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ding² dzam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ding² zem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɪŋ³⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dīng-cĕng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)ʒɛiŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dêng² zam¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: téng tsam
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /teŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sam³³/

Noun

頂針

thimble (a protective cap for the finger)
Alternative form of 頂真／顶真 (dǐngzhēn)

Synonyms

(thimble): (Hakka) 頂指／顶指; (Jin) 頂針子／顶针子; (Hokkien, Teochew) 針黹／针黹 (zhēnzhǐ), 針指／针指 (zhēnzhǐ), 銅指／铜指