支點

See also: 支点

Chinese

		(a measure word); to support; to sustain (a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money	point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)
trad. (支點)		支	點
simp. (支点)		支	点

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīdiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄉㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ dim²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi-tiám / ki-tiám

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīdiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihdiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-tien³
    • Yale: jr̄-dyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jydean
    • Palladius: чжидянь (čžidjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ dim²
    • Yale: jī dím
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ dim²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ dim²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ tiːm³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-tiám
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-tiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ci'diarm
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ tiam⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si³³ tiam⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² tiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ tiam⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-tiám
    • Tâi-lô: ki-tiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'diarm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² tiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ tiam⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

支點

1. fulcrum; point for support
2. (figurative) keystone; cornerstone

Synonyms

• (keystone):

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• 牛鼻子 (niúbízi) (figurative)
• 癥結／症结 (zhēngjié) (figurative)
• 肯綮 (figurative)
• 要害 (yàohài)
• 關鍵／关键 (guānjiàn)
• 關鍵之處／关键之处 (guānjiàn zhī chù)