指模

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	imitate; model; norm imitate; model; norm; pattern
trad. (指模)		指	模
simp. #(指模)		指	模

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² mou⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-bô͘

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² mou⁴
    • Yale: jí mòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² mou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² mou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ mou̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-bô͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-bôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cy'boo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔ²⁴/

Noun

指模

1. (Cantonese, Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) fingerprint

Synonyms

• 手印 (shǒuyìn)
• 手指模 (sau² zi² mou⁴) (Cantonese)
• 手指腡／手指脶 (Hakka)
• 手模 (shǒumó)
• 手痕 (Hokkien)
• 指印 (zhǐyìn)
• 指紋／指纹 (zhǐwén)
• 掌頭仔痕／掌头仔痕 (Hokkien)
• 節頭印／节头印 (⁷ciq-deu-in) (Wu)
• 紋腡／纹脶 (⁶ven-lu) (Wu)

 

Dialectal synonyms of 指紋 (“fingerprint”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		指紋
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	指紋
Cantonese	Guangzhou	手指模, 手紋
	Hong Kong	指模, 手指模, 指紋
Gan	Lichuan	手模
	Pingxiang	手模
Hakka	Yudu	手模, 手印
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	手指腡 †
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	手指腡 †
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	手指腡 †
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	手指腡 †
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	手指腡 †
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	手指腡 †, 手指痕
Huizhou	Jixi	手模, 手印
Jin	Taiyuan	手紋紋
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	手紋
Southern Min	Xiamen	手腡 †, 掌頭仔腡 †, 手模 <>, 手印 <>, 指模 <>
	Quanzhou	手腡 †, 掌頭仔腡 †, 手模 <>, 手印 <>, 指模 <>
	Zhangzhou	手腡 †, 掌頭仔腡 †, 手印 <>
Wu	Shanghai	手紋, 紋腡, 指紋, 節頭印
Note	† - natural pattern on fingers; <> - pattern left on surfaces