指點

See also: 指点

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)
trad. (指點)		指	點
simp. (指点)		指	点

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐdiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² dim²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-tiám
• Eastern Min (BUC): cī-diēng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chí-tiám

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zi² diam²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐdiǎn [Phonetic: zhídiǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhdiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-tien³
    • Yale: jř-dyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyydean
    • Palladius: чжидянь (čžidjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² dim²
    • Yale: jí dím
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² dim²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² dim²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ tiːm³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-tiám
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii^ˋ diam^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ diam³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ ti̯am³¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: cī-diēng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si³³⁻³⁵ ^(t-)lieŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-tiám
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-tiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cy'diarm
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiam⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiam⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Singapore): /t͡si⁴²⁻²⁴ tiam⁴²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zi² diam²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí tiám
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ tiam⁵²⁻²¹/

Verb

指點

1. to point at; to indicate
2. to give tips; to demonstrate (how something's done); to give advice

   我寫了一篇文章，想請您給我指點一下。 [MSC, trad.]
   我写了一篇文章，想请您给我指点一下。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ xiě le yī piān wénzhāng, xiǎng qǐng nín gěi wǒ zhǐdiǎn yīxià. [Pinyin]

   I wrote an article and would like to ask you to give me some advice.

3. to point to someone's faults; to censure

Synonyms

• (to give tips):

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• 主導／主导 (zhǔdǎo)
• 嚮導／向导 (xiàngdǎo)
• 帶等／带等 (Taiwanese Hakka)
• 帶緊／带紧 (Zhao'an Hakka)
• 帶領／带领 (dàilǐng)
• 引入 (yǐnrù)
• 引向 (yǐnxiàng)
• 引導／引导 (yǐndǎo)
• 引𤆬 (Hokkien)
• 引領／引领 (yǐnlǐng)
• 指導／指导 (zhǐdǎo)
• 指引 (zhǐyǐn)
• 指授 (zhǐshòu) (literary)
• 指揮／指挥 (zhǐhuī)
• 指示 (zhǐshì)
• 率領／率领 (shuàilǐng)
• 疏導／疏导 (shūdǎo) (through persuasion)
• 統御／统御 (tǒngyù) (literary)
• 統率／统率 (tǒngshuài)
• 統領／统领 (tǒnglǐng)
• 董督 (dǒngdū) (literary)
• 誘／诱 (yòu) (literary, or in compounds)
• 誘導／诱导 (yòudǎo)
• 領導／领导 (lǐngdǎo)
• 點厾／点厾 (Hokkien)
• 點撥／点拨 (diǎnbō) (informal)

 

• (to point to someone's faults):

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• 僝僽 (chánzhòu) (literary)
• 叱罵／叱骂 (chìmà)
• 叱責／叱责 (chìzé)
• 吆喝 (colloquial)
• 呲 (cī)
• 呲兒／呲儿 (cīr)
• 呵叱 (hēchì)
• 呼喝 (hūhè) (literary)
• 呲打 (cīda) (Northeastern Mandarin)
• 呵斥 (hēchì)
• 呵責／呵责 (hēzé) (literary)
• 喝叱
• 嗔怪 (chēnguài) (literary)
• 嗔著／嗔着 (chēnzhe) (colloquial)
• 怪 (guài)
• 怒 (nù) (Classical Chinese)
• 怨怪 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 怪罪 (guàizuì)
• 批評／批评 (pīpíng)
• 指摘 (zhǐzhāi)
• 指斥 (zhǐchì)
• 指責／指责 (zhǐzé)
• 捋 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 摘 (literary, or in compounds)
• 撻伐／挞伐 (tàfá) (literary, figurative)
• 數落／数落 (shǔluo) (informal)
• 數說／数说 (shǔshuō)
• 斥斥 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 斥罵／斥骂 (chìmà)
• 斥責／斥责 (chìzé)
• 歸咎／归咎 (guījiù)
• 歸罪／归罪 (guīzuì)
• 派
• 激勵／激励 (jīlì) (literary)
• 熊 (xióng) (colloquial)
• 申斥 (shēnchì)
• 痛罵／痛骂 (tòngmà)
• 聲討／声讨 (shēngtǎo)
• 訓／训 (xùn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 訓斥／训斥 (xùnchì)
• 詬病／诟病 (gòubìng) (literary)
• 說／说
• 說話／说话 (shuōhuà)
• 謗議／谤议 (bàngyì) (literary)
• 譴責／谴责 (qiǎnzé)
• 責備／责备 (zébèi)
• 責怪／责怪 (zéguài)
• 責罵／责骂 (zémà)
• 責難／责难 (zénàn)
• 貶斥／贬斥 (biǎnchì) (literary)
• 貶責／贬责 (biǎnzé)
• 賴／赖 (lài)
• 非議／非议 (fēiyì)
• 非難／非难 (fēinàn)
• 體斥／体斥 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

 

Derived terms

• 指指點點／指指点点 (zhǐzhǐdiǎndiǎn)
• 指點江山／指点江山 (zhǐdiǎnjiāngshān)
• 指點迷津／指点迷津 (zhǐdiǎnmíjīn)