指日

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
trad. (指日)		指	日
simp. #(指日)		指	日
Literally: “point at the sun”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐrì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄖˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐrì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄖˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhrìh
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-jih⁴
    • Yale: jř-r̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyryh
    • Palladius: чжижи (čžiži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹/

Adverb

指日

1. (formal) at an early date

Synonyms

• 不日 (bùrì)

Derived terms

• 指日可待 (zhǐrìkědài)
• 指日高陞／指日高升 (zhǐrìgāoshēng)