指針

See also: 指针

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	needle; pin; injection
trad. (指針)		指	針
simp. (指针)		指	针
anagram		針指／针指

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐzhēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄓㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² zam¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-cham / chí-chiam

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐzhēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄓㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhjhen
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-chên¹
    • Yale: jř-jēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyjen
    • Palladius: чжичжэнь (čžičžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² zam¹
    • Yale: jí jām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² dzam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² zem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-cham
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-tsam
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cyzafm
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sam³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-chiam
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-tsiam
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cyciafm
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siam⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siam⁴⁴/

Noun

指針

1. (literally) needle; indicator; hand on a clock
2. (figuratively) guiding principle; guide

   • 在選擇職業時，我們應該遵循的主要指針是人類的幸福和我們自身的完美。 [MSC, trad.]
     在选择职业时，我们应该遵循的主要指针是人类的幸福和我们自身的完美。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Karl Marx (original author), “Young People in the Choice of Occupation When Considering”

     Zài xuǎnzé zhíyè shí, wǒmen yīnggāi zūnxún de zhǔyào zhǐzhēn shì rénlèi de xìngfú hé wǒmen zìshēn de wánměi. [Pinyin]

     In choosing a career, the main guiding principles we should follow are the happiness of humans and the perfection of our own.

3. (programming, Mainland China) pointer

   空指針異常／空指针异常  ―  kōngzhǐzhēn yìcháng  ―  null pointer exception

Synonyms

• (pointer): (Taiwan) 指標／指标 (zhǐbiāo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
指	針
し Grade: 3	しん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Noun

指(し)針(しん) • (shishin) 

1. needle
2. index
3. guideline