"chỉ thiên" meaning in Vietnamese

See chỉ thiên in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [t͡ɕi˧˩ tʰiən˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕɪj˧˨ tʰiəŋ˧˧] [Huế], [cɪj˨˩˦ tʰiəŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 指 (“to point”) and 天 (“heaven”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|指天}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|指|to point|天|heaven}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 指 (“to point”) and 天 (“heaven”) Head templates: {{head|vi|adverb|||head=|tr=}} chỉ thiên, {{vi-adv}} chỉ thiên
  1. skyward; upward Derived forms: ớt chỉ thiên (english: facing heaven pepper)
    Sense id: en-chỉ_thiên-vi-adv-K57QyvBz

Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕi˧˩ tʰiən˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕɪj˧˨ tʰiəŋ˧˧] [Huế], [cɪj˨˩˦ tʰiəŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: cây [classifier], hoa [classifier], bông [classifier]
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 指 (“to point”) and 天 (“heaven”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|指天}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|指|to point|天|heaven}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 指 (“to point”) and 天 (“heaven”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} chỉ thiên, {{vi-noun|cls=cây, hoa, bông}} (classifier cây, hoa, bông) chỉ thiên
  1. flowers of the genus Elephantopus
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