指派

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	clique; school; group clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch
simp. and trad. (指派)		指	派

Etymology

指, as in 指定 ("appoint; assign") + 派, as in 派遣 ("send; dispatch").

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǐpài

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄆㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² paai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǐpài
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄆㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyypay
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² paai³
  - Yale: jí paai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² paai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² pai³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ pʰɑːi̯³³/

Verb

指派

to appoint someone to do something

我被指派來管理你的案子。 [MSC, trad.]
我被指派来管理你的案子。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ bèi zhǐpài lái guǎnlǐ nǐ de ànzi. [Pinyin]
I've been appointed to handle your case.

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