直尺

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
trad. (直尺/摺尺)		直/摺	尺
simp. (直尺)		直	尺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhíchǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄔˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ cek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhíchǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄔˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhchǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-chʻih³
    • Yale: jŕ-chř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrchyy
    • Palladius: чжичи (čžiči)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ cek³
    • Yale: jihk chek
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ tsek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ cég³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² t͡sʰɛːk̚³/

Noun

直尺

1. (straight) ruler (measuring or drawing device) (Classifier: 把 m)

Synonyms

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• 尺
• 尺子 (chǐzi)
• 捲尺／卷尺 (juǎnchǐ) (tape measure)
• 皮尺 (píchǐ) (tape measure)