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指靠

指靠

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	depend upon; lean on; near depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support
simp. and trad. (指靠)		指	靠

Verb

指靠

to depend on (for one's livelihood); to look to (for help), to count on

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǐkào

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄎㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² kaau³
Min Nan (POJ): chí-khò͘ / chí-khò

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǐkào
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄎㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyykaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² kaau³
  - Yale: jí kaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² kaau³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ kʰɑːu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-khò͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-khòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'qox
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-khò
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-khò
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'qoix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɤ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɤ²¹/