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指望

指望

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
simp. and trad. (指望)		指	望

Verb

指望

to hope for something
to count on; to rely on

Noun

指望

hope

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǐwàng

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄨㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² mong⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-mong
Min Nan (POJ): chí-bōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǐwàng → zhǐwang (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄨㄤˋ → ㄓˇ ㄨㄤ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy.wanq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯ɑŋ⁵¹/ → /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ u̯ɑŋ⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² mong⁶
  - Yale: jí mohng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² mong⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ mɔːŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-mong
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii` mong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ mong⁴
  - IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ moŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-bōng
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-bōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'bong
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²²/