指北針

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	north	needle; pin; injection
trad. (指北針)		指	北	針
simp. (指北针)		指	北	针

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐběizhēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² bak¹ zam¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-pak-chiam

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐběizhēn [Phonetic: zhíběizhēn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhběijhen
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-pei³-chên¹
    • Yale: jř-běi-jēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyybeeijen
    • Palladius: чжибэйчжэнь (čžibɛjčžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² bak¹ zam¹
    • Yale: jí bāk jām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² bak⁷ dzam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² beg¹ zem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ pɐk̚⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-pak-chiam
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-pak-tsiam
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cy'pakciafm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siam⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siam³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siam⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siam⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siam⁴⁴/

Noun

指北針

1. compass

Synonyms

• 指南針／指南针 (zhǐnánzhēn)
• 羅盤／罗盘 (luópán)