指望

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
trad. (指望)		指	望
simp. #(指望)		指	望

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): zhǐwàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄨㄤˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зывон (zɨvon, II-III)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² mong⁶

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-mong
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-bōng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐwàng → zhǐwang (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄨㄤˋ → ㄓˇ ˙ㄨㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhwång
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-wang⁵
    • Yale: jř-wang
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy.wanq
    • Palladius: чживан (čživan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ⁵¹/ → /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ wɑŋ⁴/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зывон (zɨvon, II-III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ vɑŋ⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² mong⁶
    • Yale: jí mohng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² mong⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² mong⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ mɔːŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-mong
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii` mong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ mong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ moŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-bōng
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-bōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cy'bong
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²²/

Verb

指望

1. to hope for something; to count on; to rely on

   我能指望你今晚來嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   我能指望你今晚来吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ néng zhǐwàng nǐ jīnwǎn lái ma? [Pinyin]

   Can I count on your coming this evening?

Synonyms

• 企待 (qǐdài) (literary)
• 企望 (qǐwàng)
• 企盼 (qǐpàn)
• 冀望 (jìwàng) (literary)
• 向望 (ǹg-bāng) (Hokkien)
• 夢想／梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
• 寄望 (jìwàng)
• 巴望 (bāwàng) (regional)
• 希冀 (xījì) (literary)
• 希望 (xīwàng)
• 幸 (xìng) (literary)
• 引領／引领 (yǐnlǐng) (literary)
• 思 (literary, or in compounds)
• 想望 (xion² von³) (Jin)
• 期待 (qīdài)
• 期望 (qīwàng)
• 渴望 (kěwàng)
• 盼 (pàn)
• 盼望 (pànwàng)
• 願／愿 (yuàn)
• 願意／愿意 (yuànyì)
• 鵠望／鹄望 (húwàng) (literary)

 

Noun

指望

1. hope

   我的生活沒有指望了。 [MSC, trad.]
   我的生活没有指望了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ de shēnghuó méiyǒu zhǐwàng le. [Pinyin]

   There is no hope in my life.

Synonyms

• 希冀 (xījì) (literary)
• 希望 (xīwàng)
• 心願／心愿 (xīnyuàn)
• 志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
• 志願／志愿 (zhìyuàn)
• 想兒／想儿 (xiǎngr) (Beijing Mandarin)
• 意願／意愿 (yìyuàn)
• 慾望／欲望 (yùwàng)
• 期望 (qīwàng)
• 祈願／祈愿 (qíyuàn)
• 願／愿 (yuàn)
• 願望／愿望 (yuànwàng)