指南

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	south
trad. (指南)		指	南
simp. #(指南)		指	南
Literally: “to indicate south (i.e. to show direction)”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐnán

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² naam⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-lâm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐnán
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhnán
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-nan²
    • Yale: jř-nán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyynan
    • Palladius: чжинань (čžinanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² naam⁴
    • Yale: jí nàahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² naam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² nam⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ naːm²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-lâm
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-lâm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cylaam
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lam²³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 指南

1. guide; guide book; directory

   新手指南  ―  xīnshǒu zhǐnán  ―  beginner's guide

   購物指南／购物指南  ―  gòuwù zhǐnán  ―  shopping directory

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 指南

1. (～村) Zhinan (a village in Wanquan, Honghu, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)