指示

Chinese

	finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	to show; reveal
trad. (指示)	指	示
simp. ^#(指示)	指	示
anagram	示指

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǐshì

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² si⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-sṳ
Eastern Min (BUC): cī-sê
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chí-sī

(Teochew, Peng'im): zi² si⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhshìh
  - Wade–Giles: chih³-shih⁴
  - Yale: jř-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyshyh
  - Palladius: чжиши (čžiši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    只是
    指事
    指示
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zi² si⁶
  - Yale: jí sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ siː²²/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    只是
    指事
    指示
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii` sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ si⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cī-sê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)lɛi²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-sī
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cysi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zi² si⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí sī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ si¹¹/

Verb

指示

to show clearly; to point out; to indicate; to demonstrate
to instruct; to direct; to guide

Synonyms

(to demonstrate):

喻示 (yùshì)
展出 (zhǎnchū)
展示 (zhǎnshì)
披露 (pīlù)
指授 (zhǐshòu) (literary)
指明 (zhǐmíng)
揭示 (jiēshì)
明確指出／明确指出 (míngquè zhǐchū)
表現／表现 (biǎoxiàn)
顯示／显示 (xiǎnshì)

(to instruct):

主導／主导 (zhǔdǎo)
嚮導／向导 (xiàngdǎo)
帶等／带等 (Taiwanese Hakka)
帶緊／带紧 (Zhao'an Hakka)
帶領／带领 (dàilǐng)
引入 (yǐnrù)
引向 (yǐnxiàng)
引導／引导 (yǐndǎo)
引𤆬 (Hokkien)
引領／引领 (yǐnlǐng)
指導／指导 (zhǐdǎo)
指引 (zhǐyǐn)
指授 (zhǐshòu) (literary)
指揮／指挥 (zhǐhuī)
指點／指点 (zhǐdiǎn)
率領／率领 (shuàilǐng)
疏導／疏导 (shūdǎo) (through persuasion)
統御／统御 (tǒngyù) (literary)
統率／统率 (tǒngshuài)
統領／统领 (tǒnglǐng)
董督 (dǒngdū) (literary)
誘／诱 (yòu) (literary, or in compounds)
誘導／诱导 (yòudǎo)
領導／领导 (lǐngdǎo)
點厾／点厾 (Hokkien)
點撥／点拨 (diǎnbō) (informal)

Noun

指示

instructions; directions; guide

Synonyms

說明／说明 (shuōmíng)

Derived terms

指示代詞／指示代词 (zhǐshì dàicí)
指示劑／指示剂 (zhǐshìjì)
指示器
指示形容詞／指示形容词 (zhǐshì xíngróngcí)
指示燈／指示灯
指示牌 (zhǐshìpái)
指示符 (zhǐshìfú)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
指	示
し Grade: 3	じ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しじ [shíꜜjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɕiʑi]

Noun

指(し)示(じ) • (shiji)

instructions, indication
指示(しじ)に従(したが)う
shiji ni shitagau
to follow instructions

Derived terms

指示代名詞
指示先
指示子
指示板
指示薬
指示装置
指示詞

Verb

指(し)示(じ)する • (shiji suru) suru (stem 指(し)示(じ)し (shiji shi), past 指(し)示(じ)した (shiji shita))

prescribe, dictate

Conjugation

Conjugation of "指示する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	指示し	しじし	shiji shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	指示し	しじし	shiji shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	指示する	しじする	shiji suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	指示する	しじする	shiji suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	指示すれ	しじすれ	shiji sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	指示せよ¹ 指示しろ²	しじせよ¹ しじしろ²	shiji seyo¹ shiji shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	指示される	しじされる	shiji sareru
Causative	指示させる指示さす	しじさせるしじさす	shiji saseru shiji sasu
Potential	指示できる	しじできる	shiji dekiru
Volitional	指示しよう	しじしよう	shiji shiyō
Negative	指示しない	しじしない	shiji shinai
Negative continuative	指示せず	しじせず	shiji sezu
Formal	指示します	しじします	shiji shimasu
Perfective	指示した	しじした	shiji shita
Conjunctive	指示して	しじして	shiji shite
Hypothetical conditional	指示すれば	しじすれば	shiji sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
指	示

Noun

指示

chữ Hán form of chỉ thị (“directive; command; instruction”).

Verb

指示

chữ Hán form of chỉ thị (“to direct; to command; to instruct”).

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