指日可待
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.) |
can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
wait; treat; deal with wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay | ||
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trad. (指日可待) | 指 | 日 | 可 | 待 | |
simp. #(指日可待) | 指 | 日 | 可 | 待 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄖˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhrìhkědài
- Wade–Giles: chih3-jih4-kʻo3-tai4
- Yale: jř-r̀-kě-dài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyryhkeeday
- Palladius: чжижикэдай (čžižikɛdaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi2 jat6 ho2 doi6
- Yale: jí yaht hó doih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi2 jat9 ho2 doi6
- Guangdong Romanization: ji2 yed6 ho2 doi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³⁵ jɐt̚² hɔː³⁵ tɔːi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: tsyijX nyit khaX dojX
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 指日可待
- to be not a long way off