điểm chỉ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 點 (“to tap”) and 指 (“finger”). Compare 點指畫字／点指画字.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˩ t͡ɕi˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˨ t͡ɕɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗim˨˩˦ cɪj˨˩˦]

Verb

điểm chỉ

to make a fingerprint; to leave a fingerprint (especially as a signature)

Anagrams

chỉ điểm (“to point out”)

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