中指

Chinese

		middle; center; within middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
simp. and trad. (中指)		中	指

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngzhǐ
(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄓˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ zi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chûng-chṳ́
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): tiong-chái / tiong-chúiⁿ / tiong-cháiⁿ / tiong-chán
(Teochew, Peng'im): dang¹ zoin²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: zhōngzhǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄓˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongjyy
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    中指
    中止
    終止／终止
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: zung¹ zi²
  - Yale: jūng jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    中子
    中指
    中止
    宗旨
    盅子
    終止／终止
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: zung´ zii`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zung¹ zi³
  - IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-chái
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-tsái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongzae
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡saɪ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-chúiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-tsuínn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongzvuie
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ t͡suĩ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan, Hsinchu, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-cháiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-tsáinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongzvae
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sãɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sãɪ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-chán
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-tsán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongzarn
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dang¹ zoin²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tang tsóiⁿ
  - IPA ^(key): /taŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sõĩ⁵²/

Noun

中指

middle finger

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 中指 (“middle finger”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		中指
Mandarin	Beijing	中指
	Taiwan	中指
	Harbin	中指
	Hailar	中指
	Ulanhot	中指
	Tongliao	中指
	Chifeng	中指
	Bayanhot	中指
	Jinan	中指
	Muping	中指
	Luoyang	三拇指頭, 中拇指頭
	Wanrong	中指
	Xi'an	中指
	Qingdao	中指
	Zhengzhou	中指
	Xining	中指, 三拇哥, 中拇指頭
	Xuzhou	中指
	Yinchuan	中指
	Lanzhou	中指
	Ürümqi	中拇指頭, 中指
	Wuhan	中指甲
	Chengdu	中指拇兒, 中指
	Guiyang	中指拇, 中指
	Guilin	中指媽
	Liuzhou	中指
	Yangzhou	三麻指, 中麻指
	Nanjing	三指抹頭, 三指頭, 三馬指, 三中佬
Cantonese	Guangzhou	中指
	Hong Kong	中指
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	中指
	Foshan	中指
	Shunde	中指
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	中指
	Doumen (Shangheng Tanka)	中指
	Taishan	中指
	Kaiping (Chikan)	中指
	Dongguan	棟指
	Shaoguan	中指
	Yunfu	高先生
	Xinyi	中指
	Lianjiang	中指
	Nanning	中指, 三指
	Wuzhou	中指, 三指
	Yulin	中指
	Hepu	中指
Gan	Nanchang	中指
	Lichuan	中手節
	Pingxiang	第三隻手指腦
Hakka	Meixian	棟手指
	Luchuan	中指
	Yudu	中手指
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	棟指
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	棟指, 中指, 三指公
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	棟指
	Dongshi (Dabu)	中央指, 棟指
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	棟指
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	中央指
	Sabah	中指
	Singkawang	棟指
Huizhou	Jixi	中間指
Jin	Taiyuan	三拇指頭
	Xinzhou	中指, 三拇指頭
	Baochang	中指
	Jining	中指
	Hohhot	中拇哥兒
	Baotou	中指
	Dongsheng	中指
	Linhe	中指
	Haibowan	中指
Min Dong	Fuzhou	臺中指, 䐯鳥指
	Fuqing	第中指, 臺中指
	Matsu	當中指, 䐯手指, 䐯友指
Min Nan	Xiamen	中營, 中爪, 中指, 中椵 dated
	Quanzhou	中哥, 中指
	Zhangzhou	中指, 虎指
	Taipei	中指
	Kaohsiung	中指
	Tainan	中指
	Taichung	中指
	Hsinchu	中指
	Lukang	中指
	Sanxia	二指
	Yilan	中指, 中央指
	Kinmen	中指
	Magong	中指
	Philippines (Manila)	中指
	Pingnan	中指
	Haifeng	中央指
	Haikou	當央手囝
Pinghua	Nanning	中指
Pinghua	Guilin	中指
Wu	Shanghai	中指, 當中節頭
	Suzhou	當中節頭, 惹人厭
	Hangzhou	當中手指頭
	Wenzhou	中央指
	Chongming	中節頭
	Danyang	中拇指頭
	Jinhua	中央指
	Ningbo	中指
Xiang	Changsha	中指腦, 中指拇
Xiang	Quanzhou	中指

Derived terms

撟中指／挢中指

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	指
ちゅう Grade: 1	し Grade: 3
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
中	指
なか Grade: 1	ゆび Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

中 (naka, chū, “middle”) +‎ 指 (yubi, shi, “finger”)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) なかゆび [nàkáꜜyùbì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2][3]
- IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠jɯ̟ᵝbʲi]

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ちゅうし [chúꜜùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːɕi]
Homophones: 中子, 中子, 中肢, 忠士, 注視, 胄子

Noun

中指 (hiragana なかゆび, rōmaji nakayubi)
(alternative reading hiragana ちゅうし, romaji chūshi, historical hiragana ちゆうし)

a middle finger

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN