"指南" meaning in Chinese

See 指南 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siː³⁵ naːm²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sz̩³¹ nam¹¹/ [Hakka, Meixian, Sinological-IPA], /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Xiamen], /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Quanzhou], /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Zhangzhou], /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Taipei], /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lam²³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Kaohsiung], /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ nam⁵⁵/ [Min-Nan, Teochew, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 指南
  1. (~村) Zhinan (a village in Wanquan, Honghu, Jingzhou, Hubei, China) Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Hubei, China, Villages in China, Villages in Hubei, China
    Sense id: en-指南-zh-name-R7F3qHZw Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 3 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 4 7

Noun

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siː³⁵ naːm²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sz̩³¹ nam¹¹/ [Hakka, Meixian, Sinological-IPA], /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Xiamen], /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Quanzhou], /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Zhangzhou], /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Taipei], /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lam²³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Kaohsiung], /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ nam⁵⁵/ [Min-Nan, Teochew, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 指南
  1. guide; guide book; directory Synonyms (guide): 攻略 (gōnglüè)
    Sense id: en-指南-zh-noun-CwgbfpPZ Disambiguation of 'guide': 100 0
  2. (obsolete) compass Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-指南-zh-noun-0QaL7rlq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 指南針 (zhǐnánzhēn), 指南针 (zhǐnánzhēn)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zhǐnánzhēn",
      "word": "指南針"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zhǐnánzhēn",
      "word": "指南针"
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to indicate south (i.e. to show direction)",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "roman": "lǚyóu zhǐnán",
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          "text": "旅遊指南",
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              4
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          "roman": "xīnshǒu zhǐnán",
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          "type": "example"
        },
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              12
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              4
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          "english": "shopping directory",
          "roman": "gòuwù zhǐnán",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "text": "購物指南",
          "type": "example"
        },
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              18
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              12
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            ]
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          "roman": "gòuwù zhǐnán",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "text": "购物指南",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "guide; guide book; directory"
      ],
      "id": "en-指南-zh-noun-CwgbfpPZ",
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          "guide",
          "guide"
        ],
        [
          "guide book",
          "guide book"
        ],
        [
          "directory",
          "directory"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "gōnglüè",
          "sense": "guide",
          "word": "攻略"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "compass"
      ],
      "id": "en-指南-zh-noun-0QaL7rlq",
      "links": [
        [
          "compass",
          "compass"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) compass"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhǐnán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² naam⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi³ nam²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chí-lâm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² nam⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhǐnán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jhǐhnán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chih³-nan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jř-nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jyynan"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čžinanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чжинань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² naam⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jí nàahm"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzi² naam⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ji² nam⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ naːm²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi³ nam²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩³¹ nam¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chí-lâm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsí-lâm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cylaam"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lam²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² nam⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsí nâm"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ nam⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "指南"
}

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          "Honghu#English"
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          "Jingzhou#English"
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhǐnán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² naam⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi³ nam²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chí-lâm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² nam⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhǐnán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jhǐhnán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chih³-nan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jř-nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jyynan"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čžinanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чжинань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² naam⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jí nàahm"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzi² naam⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ji² nam⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ naːm²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi³ nam²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩³¹ nam¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chí-lâm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsí-lâm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cylaam"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lam²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² nam⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsí nâm"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ nam⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "指南"
}
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    "Chinese terms spelled with 指",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "zhǐnánzhēn",
      "word": "指南針"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhǐnánzhēn",
      "word": "指南针"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "指南",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to indicate south (i.e. to show direction)",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "travel guide",
          "roman": "lǚyóu zhǐnán",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "旅遊指南",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "travel guide",
          "roman": "lǚyóu zhǐnán",
          "tags": [
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "旅游指南",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "beginner's guide",
          "roman": "xīnshǒu zhǐnán",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "新手指南",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "shopping directory",
          "roman": "gòuwù zhǐnán",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "購物指南",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "shopping directory",
          "roman": "gòuwù zhǐnán",
          "tags": [
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "购物指南",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "guide; guide book; directory"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guide",
          "guide"
        ],
        [
          "guide book",
          "guide book"
        ],
        [
          "directory",
          "directory"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "compass"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "compass",
          "compass"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) compass"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhǐnán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² naam⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi³ nam²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chí-lâm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² nam⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhǐnán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jhǐhnán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chih³-nan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jř-nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jyynan"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čžinanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чжинань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² naam⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jí nàahm"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzi² naam⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ji² nam⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ naːm²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi³ nam²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩³¹ nam¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chí-lâm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsí-lâm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cylaam"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lam²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² nam⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsí nâm"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ nam⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "gōnglüè",
      "sense": "guide",
      "word": "攻略"
    }
  ],
  "word": "指南"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese nouns",
    "Chinese proper nouns",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 南",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 指",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "指南",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to indicate south (i.e. to show direction)",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "zh:Places in China",
        "zh:Places in Hubei, China",
        "zh:Villages in China",
        "zh:Villages in Hubei, China"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Zhinan (a village in Wanquan, Honghu, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "村",
          "村#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "Zhinan",
          "Zhinan#English"
        ],
        [
          "village",
          "village"
        ],
        [
          "Wanquan",
          "Wanquan#English"
        ],
        [
          "Honghu",
          "Honghu#English"
        ],
        [
          "Jingzhou",
          "Jingzhou#English"
        ],
        [
          "Hubei",
          "Hubei#English"
        ],
        [
          "China",
          "China#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(~村) Zhinan (a village in Wanquan, Honghu, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhǐnán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² naam⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi³ nam²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chí-lâm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² nam⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhǐnán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jhǐhnán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chih³-nan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jř-nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jyynan"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čžinanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чжинань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² naam⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jí nàahm"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzi² naam⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ji² nam⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ naːm²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi³ nam²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩³¹ nam¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chí-lâm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsí-lâm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cylaam"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lam²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi² nam⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsí nâm"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ nam⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "指南"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 指南 meaning in Chinese (8.8kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: ~村",
  "path": [
    "指南"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "指南",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: ~村",
  "path": [
    "指南"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "指南",
  "trace": ""
}

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