指南

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	south
simp. and trad. (指南)		指	南
Literally: “to indicate south (i.e. to show direction)”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǐnán

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² naam⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chí-lâm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǐnán
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyynan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ na̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² naam⁴
  - Yale: jí nàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² naam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² nam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ nɑːm²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-lâm
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-lâm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cylaam
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lam²³/

Noun

指南

guide; guide book; directory

購物指南 / 购物指南 ― gòuwù zhǐnán ― shopping directory

Derived terms

指南針／指南针 (zhǐnánzhēn)

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