指摘

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit); to pluck to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit); to pluck; to take; to select
trad. (指摘)		指	摘
simp. #(指摘)		指	摘
alternative forms		指謫／指谪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐzhāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄓㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² zaak⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-chak
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chí-tiak / chí-tek

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zi² diah⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐzhāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄓㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhjhai
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-chai¹
    • Yale: jř-jāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyjai
    • Palladius: чжичжай (čžičžaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² zaak⁶
    • Yale: jí jaahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² dzaak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² zag⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ t͡saːk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-chak
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii^ˋ zag^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ zag⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ t͡sak̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-tiak
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-tiak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cy'diag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiak̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-tek
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-tik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cy'deg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zi² diah⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí tiah
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ tiaʔ²/

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• Middle Chinese: tsyijX treak

Rime
Character	指	摘
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	知 (9)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)	麥 (119)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	職雉切	陟革切
Baxter	tsyijX	treak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕˠiɪX/	/ʈˠɛk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕᵚiX/	/ʈᵚæk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕiɪX/	/ȶɐk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cjiX/	/ʈəɨjk̚/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕjiX/	/ȶɛk̚/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕiX/	/ȶæk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕiX/	/ȶæk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhǐ	zhe
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zi2	zak1

Verb

指摘

1. to find fault with; to criticise

Synonyms

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• 僝僽 (chánzhòu) (literary)
• 叱呵 (chìhē)
• 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)
• 怒 (nù) (Classical Chinese)
• 怪 (guài)
• 怨怪 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 怪罪 (guàizuì)
• 批評 / 批评 (pīpíng)
• 指斥 (zhǐchì)
• 指責 / 指责 (zhǐzé)
• 指點 / 指点 (zhǐdiǎn)
• 捋 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 掛數 / 挂数 (Zhangzhou 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)
• 鞭笞 (biānchī) (literary, figurative)
• 體斥 / 体斥 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (指摘):

• → Japanese: 指(し)摘(てき) (shiteki)
• → Korean: 지적(指摘) (jijeok)
• → Vietnamese: chỉ trích (指摘)