頂指

Chinese

		go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")	finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
trad. (頂指)		頂	指
simp. (顶指)		顶	指

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Dongguan, Jyutping++): deang² zi²
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): din³ ji³

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• Cantonese
  • (Dongguan, Guancheng)
    • Jyutping++: deang² zi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /təŋ³⁵ t͡si³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: din³ ji³
    • Sinological IPA: /tin³¹ t͡si³¹/

Noun

頂指

1. (Liuzhou Mandarin, Dongguan Cantonese, Hakka) thimble (a protective cap for the finger)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 頂針 (“thimble (a protective cap for the finger)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		頂針
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	頂針兒, 頂根兒
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	頂針兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	頂針兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	頂針兒
	Wanrong	頂撐子
	Xi'an	頂針兒
	Xining	頂針兒, 頂針子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	頂針子
	Ürümqi	頂針兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	頂針兒, 頂針
	Liuzhou	頂指, 頂針
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	頂針
Cantonese	Dongguan	頂指
Gan	Nanchang	頂針
	Lichuan	頂針
	Pingxiang	頂針
Hakka	Meixian	頂指
	Yudu	頂針
Jin	Taiyuan	頂針子
	Xinzhou	頂針子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	頂針
Southern Min	Xiamen	針黹, 銅黹 bronze
	Quanzhou	針黹, 銅黹 bronze
	Zhangzhou	針黹, 銅黹 bronze
	Tainan	針指 GT
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	頂針
Wu	Shanghai	頂針箍
	Hangzhou	頂針兒, 頂針箍兒
	Wenzhou	頂針兒