指歸

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	to go back; to return
trad. (指歸)		指	歸
simp. (指归)		指	归

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐguī

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄍㄨㄟ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐguī
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄍㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhguei
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-kuei¹
    • Yale: jř-gwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyguei
    • Palladius: чжигуй (čžiguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

指歸

1. (literary) main theme; main idea; purport

Synonyms

• 主旨 (zhǔzhǐ)
• 大意 (dàyì)
• 大旨 (dàzhǐ)
• 旨要 (zhǐyào)
• 歸趣／归趣 (guīqù) (literary)
• 要旨 (yàozhǐ)
• 要義／要义 (yàoyì)