指南針

See also: 指南针

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	south	needle; pin; injection
trad. (指南針)		指	南	針
simp. (指南针)		指	南	针
Literally: “the needle that points south”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǐnánzhēn

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² naam⁴ zam¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-nàm-chṳ̂m
Min Nan (POJ): chí-lâm-cham / chí-lâm-chiam

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǐnánzhēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyynanjen
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² naam⁴ zam¹
  - Yale: jí nàahm jām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² naam⁴ dzam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² nam⁴ zem¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ näːm²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-nàm-chṳ̂m
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii` namˇ ziim´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ nam² zim¹
  - IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ nam¹¹ t͡sɨm²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-lâm-cham
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-lâm-tsam
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cylamzafm
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴⁻²² t͡sam³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-lâm-chiam
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-lâm-tsiam
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cylamciafm
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³⁻²² t͡ɕiam⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiam⁴⁴/

Noun

指南針

(literally, figuratively) compass

Synonyms

(literary) 南針／南针 (nánzhēn)

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