戒指

Chinese

		swear off; warn against	finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
trad. (戒指)		戒	指
simp. #(戒指)		戒	指
alternative forms		介子 Cantonese

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): jièzhi, jièzhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄓ, ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jiai⁴ zi³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai³ zi²

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kài-chí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gai³ zi²

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹ka-tsy; ⁵ka-tsy
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gai⁴ zhr

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jièzhi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jièjhi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chieh⁴-chih⁵
    • Yale: jyè-jr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieh.jy
    • Palladius: цзечжи (czečži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan, variant in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jièzhǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jièjhǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chieh⁴-chih³
    • Yale: jyè-jř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehjyy
    • Palladius: цзечжи (czečži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 戒指 界址

  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: jiai⁴ zi³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: giaiz
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiɛi²¹³ t͡sz̩⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gaai³ zi²
    • Yale: gaai jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaai³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gai³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 介子 戒指 界址

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kài-chí
    • Tâi-lô: kài-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaecie
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡si⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gai³ zi²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kài tsí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si⁵²⁻²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹ka-tsy; ⁵ka-tsy
    • MiniDict: ka^平 tsy; ka^去 tsy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ka-tsr; ²ka-tsr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ka⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/, /ka³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: gai⁴ zhr
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /kai̯⁴⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /kai̯⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

戒指

1. (countable) finger ring; ring (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 枚 m)

   • 一面說，一面打開手帕子，將戒指遞與襲人。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     一面说，一面打开手帕子，将戒指递与袭人。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE

     Yīmiàn shuō, yīmiàn dǎkāi shǒupàzi, jiāng jièzhǐ dì yǔ Xírén. [Pinyin]

     While speaking, she opened up the handkerchief and handed the ring over to Xieren.

   • 如果幸福能像戒指能戴在手上　至少下一次逞強受傷能夠少點迷惘 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
     如果幸福能像戒指能戴在手上　至少下一次逞强受伤能够少点迷惘 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]

     From: 2020, 周興哲 (Eric Chou), 如果能幸福 (Fortunate)

     rúguǒ xìngfú néng xiàng jièzhǐ néng dài zài shǒu shàng, zhìshào xià yī cì chěngqiáng shòushāng nénggòu shǎo diǎn míwǎng [Pinyin]

     If happiness can be worn on the hand like a ring, At least the next time you can be less confused when you are hurt

Synonyms

• 彄環／𫸩环
• 戒箍子 (dialectal)
• 手指 (Min)
• 手記／手记 (shǒujì) (obsolete)
• 指環／指环 (zhǐhuán) (formal)
• 箍子 (gūzi) (dialectal)
• 約指／约指 (yuēzhǐ) (literary)
• 鎦子／镏子 (liùzi) (dialectal)

 

Dialectal synonyms of 戒指 (“finger ring”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		指環
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		戒指, 指環
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	戒指兒, 嘎子
	Taiwan	戒指
	Harbin	手箍子, 戒指兒
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	鎦子
	Jinan	戒指, 戒鎦子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	斑子, 手斑子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	戒指兒, 箍兒
	Wanrong	戒圈子
	Zhengzhou	戒指兒
	Xi'an	戒指
	Xining	戒指兒
	Xuzhou	戒箍子, 箍子, 戒鎦子, 鎦子, 戒指
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	戒指
	Lanzhou	戒指子, 手箍子
	Ürümqi	戒指
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	箍子, 戒指
	Wuhan	箍子, 幹子
	Guiyang	戒指
	Kunming	戒箍
	Guilin	戒指
	Liuzhou	戒指
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	戒指
	Yangzhou	戒指子
Mandarin	Singapore	戒指
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	戒指子, 戒指兒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	戒指
	Hong Kong	戒指
	Foshan	戒指
	Foshan (Shunde)	戒指
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	戒指
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	戒指
	Taishan	戒指
	Kaiping (Chikan)	戒指
	Dongguan	戒指
	Shaoguan	戒指
	Yunfu	戒指
	Xinyi	戒指
	Lianjiang	戒指
	Nanning	戒指
Gan	Nanchang	戒箍子
	Lichuan	戒指
	Pingxiang	戒指
Hakka	Meixian	戒指
	Yudu	戒指
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	禁指
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	禁指, 金戒牯
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	禁指
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	手禁
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	禁指
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	手鎉
	Singkawang	戒指
Huizhou	Jixi	戒指
Jin	Taiyuan	鎦子
	Xinzhou	戒指子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	手指
	Fuqing	手指
	Minqing	手指
	Matsu	手指
Southern Min	Xiamen	手指
	Quanzhou	手指
	Zhangzhou	手指
	Taipei	手指
	Kaohsiung	手指
	Yilan	手指
	Changhua (Lukang)	手指
	Taichung	手指
	Taichung (Wuqi)	手指
	Tainan	手指
	Taitung	手指
	Hsinchu	手指
	Penghu (Magong)	手指
	Penang (Hokkien)	手指
	Singapore (Hokkien)	手指
	Manila (Hokkien)	手指
	Longyan	手指仔
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	戒指
	Shantou	手指
	Jieyang	手指, 手節
	Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)	戒指
	Leizhou	手指
	Wenchang	戒指
	Haikou	指奇
Puxian Min	Putian	手指
	Putian (Donghai)	手指
	Putian (Jiangkou)	手指
	Putian (Nanri)	手指
	Xianyou	手指
	Xianyou (Fengting)	手指
	Xianyou (Youyang)	手指
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	戒指, 指戒
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	戒箍子
Wu	Shanghai	戒指
	Shanghai (Chongming)	戒指
	Suzhou	戒指
	Danyang	戒指, 戒箍
	Hangzhou	戒指兒
	Ningbo	戒指
	Wenzhou	戒指兒
	Jinhua	戒指
Xiang	Changsha	戒指, 箍子
	Loudi	戒箍子
	Quanzhou	戒指

Derived terms

• 結婚戒指／结婚戒指
• 訂婚戒指／订婚戒指

 

See also

• 腳戒／脚戒 (jiǎojiè)

References

• 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “戒指”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎^[1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC