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

  (Hailu, HRS): zhi^ˊ nam zhim^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): zi³ nam² zem¹

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chí-lâm-cham / chí-lâm-chiam

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zi² nam⁵ zam¹

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• 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 Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-nàm-chṳ̂m
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii^ˋ nam^ˇ ziim^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ nam² zim¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ nam¹¹ t͡sɨm²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: zhi^ˊ nam zhim^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃi²⁴⁻³³ nam⁵⁵ t͡ʃim⁵³/
  • (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): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴⁻²² t͡sam³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-lâm-chiam
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-lâm-tsiam
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cylamciafm
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zi² nam⁵ zam¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí nâm tsam
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ nam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sam³³/

Noun

指南針

1. (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)