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
Gan (Wiktionary): zi³ lan⁴ ziin¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-nàm-chṳ̂m

(Meixian, Guangdong): zi³ nam² zem¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chí-lâm-cham / chí-lâm-chiam

(Teochew, Peng'im): zi² nam⁵ zam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐnánzhēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhnánjhen
  - Wade–Giles: chih³-nan²-chên¹
  - Yale: jř-nán-jēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyynanjen
  - Palladius: чжинаньчжэнь (čžinanʹčžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² naam⁴ zam¹
  - Yale: jí nàahm jām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² naam⁴ dzam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² nam⁴ zem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ naːm²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: zi³ lan⁴ ziin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹³⁻¹³ lan³⁵ t͡sɨn⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-nàm-chṳ̂m
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii` namˇ ziim´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ nam² zim¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ nam¹¹ t͡sɨm²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zi³ nam² zem¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sz̩³¹ nam¹¹ t͡səm⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (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/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zi² nam⁵ zam¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí nâm tsam
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵²⁻³⁵ nam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sam³³/

Noun

指南針

(literally, figuratively) compass
中國四大發明，即指南針、火藥、造紙術和印刷術 [MSC, trad.]
中国四大发明，即指南针、火药、造纸术和印刷术 [MSC, simp.]
Zhōngguó Sì Dà Fāmíng, jí zhǐnánzhēn, huǒyào, zàozhǐshù hé yìnshuāshù [Pinyin]
the Four Great Chinese Inventions, i.e. the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing

Synonyms

(literary) 南針／南针 (nánzhēn)
指北針／指北针 (zhǐběizhēn)
羅盤／罗盘 (luópán)

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