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指教

指教

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	religion; teaching; teach
simp. and trad. (指教)		指	教

Verb

指教

to give advice; to comment on something

我說中文說得不太好，還請您指教。 [MSC, trad.]

我说中文说得不太好，还请您指教。 [MSC, simp.]

Wǒ shuō zhōngwén shuō de bù tài hǎo, hái qǐng nín zhǐjiào. [Pinyin]

I don't speak Chinese very well - please give me some advice.

Derived terms

不吝指教

多多指教 (duōduō zhǐjiào)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǐjiào

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² gaau³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-kau
Min Nan (POJ): chí-kàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhǐjiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyjiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    只教
    指教
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² gaau³
  - Yale: jí gaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² gaau³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ kɑːu̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-kau
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii` gau
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ gau⁴
  - IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ ka̯u⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-kàu
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-kàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'kaux
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʊ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaʊ²¹/