Sunday 27 February 2022

指 zi2 gi2 zeng2 zoin2

This character 指 can be said as zi2 gi2 zeng2 or zoin2 and I have put together some notes so you can learn how to use this character and in Mandarin it is all zhi3.

zi2bhung5 指紋|指纹

fingerprint

zhi3wen2 指紋|指纹

zi2ing3 指印

fingerprint, thumb print

zhi3yin4 指印

 

ciu2zi2 手指 or gai3zi2 戒指

ring – (finger ring)

jie4zhi5 戒指 jie4zi5 戒子

ciu2zoin手指

finger

shou3zhi3 手指

zhi3tou5 指頭|指头


zeng2bhuê2gian指尾仔

little finger, pinkie finger, fifth digit

xiao3zhi3 小指

zeng2gah4 指甲

fingernail

zhi3jia5 指甲

zeng2tao5gong1 指頭公|指头公

thumb

da4mu5zhi3 大拇指

 

gi2

to point at

zhi3

gi2 hiang3 dangboin指向東畔

to point towards the eastern part

zhi3xiang4 dong1bian5 指向東邊指向东边

 

ka1zoin2 骹指

toes

jiao3zhi3tou5  腳趾頭|脚趾头

ka1zoin2gah4 骹指甲

toenails

jiao3zhi3jia5 腳指甲|脚指甲

Therefore how one learn all of these in one go. I suggest you do not look at the characters until your Chinese has improved. Learn to say it using the Romanised Teochew. Ask a person who is fluent in Teochew to say these words for you and record them. 

I wish you well in learning Teochew. 




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