極點

See also: 极点

Chinese

		utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit	point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)
trad. (極點)		極	點
simp. (极点)		极	点

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jídiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gik⁶ dim²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kia̍k-tiám / ke̍k-tiám

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jídiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jídiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-tien³
    • Yale: jí-dyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyidean
    • Palladius: цзидянь (czidjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gik⁶ dim²
    • Yale: gihk dím
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁹ dim²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gig⁶ dim²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚² tiːm³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kia̍k-tiám
    • Tâi-lô: kia̍k-tiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiagdiarm
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiak̚²⁴⁻² tiam⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke̍k-tiám
    • Tâi-lô: ki̍k-tiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kegdiarm
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² tiam⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² tiam⁵³/

Noun

極點

1. extreme point; limit

   北極點／北极点  ―  Běijídiǎn  ―  North Pole

2. (figuratively) extreme

   醜陋到極點／丑陋到极点  ―  chǒulòu dào jídiǎn  ―  extremely ugly

Synonyms

• (extreme point): 極度／极度 (jídù)

Derived terms

• 北極點／北极点 (Běijídiǎn)
• 南極點／南极点 (Nánjídiǎn)

 

Related terms

• 頂點／顶点 (dǐngdiǎn)