指揮

See also: 指挥

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	scatter; wield; wipe away
trad. (指揮)		指	揮
simp. (指挥)		指	挥
alternative forms		指麾指撝／指㧑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǐhuī

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² fai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-fî
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-hui

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐhuī
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhhuei
  - Wade–Giles: chih³-hui¹
  - Yale: jř-hwēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyhuei
  - Palladius: чжихуэй (čžixuej)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² fai¹
  - Yale: jí fāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² fai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² fei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ fɐi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-fî
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii^ˋ fi^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ fi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ fi²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-hui
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-hui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'huy
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hui⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hui³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hui⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hui⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hui⁴⁴/

Verb

指揮

to command (troops, etc.)
- 我們的原則是黨指揮槍，而決不容許槍指揮黨。 [MSC, trad.]
  我们的原则是党指挥枪，而决不容许枪指挥党。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1938 November 6; 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《战争和战略问题》 (Problems of War and Strategy); English translation from the Foreign Languages Press edition
  Wǒmen de yuánzé shì dǎng zhǐhuī qiāng, ér jué bù róngxǔ qiāng zhǐhuī dǎng. [Pinyin]
  Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party.
to direct

Synonyms

(to direct):

主導 / 主导 (zhǔdǎo)
嚮導 / 向导 (xiàngdǎo)
帶等 / 带等 (Taiwanese Hakka)
帶緊 / 带紧 (Zhao'an Hakka)
帶領 / 带领 (dàilǐng)
引入 (yǐnrù)
引向 (yǐnxiàng)
引導 / 引导 (yǐndǎo)
引𤆬 (Hokkien)
引領 / 引领 (yǐnlǐng)
指導 / 指导 (zhǐdǎo)
指引 (zhǐyǐn)
指授 (zhǐshòu) (literary)
指示 (zhǐshì)
指點 / 指点 (zhǐdiǎn)
率領 / 率领 (shuàilǐng)
疏導 / 疏导 (shūdǎo) (through persuasion)
統御 / 统御 (tǒngyù) (literary)
統率 / 统率 (tǒngshuài)
統領 / 统领 (tǒnglǐng)
董督 (dǒngdū) (literary)
誘 / 诱 (yòu) (literary, or in compounds)
誘導 / 诱导 (yòudǎo)
領導 / 领导 (lǐngdǎo)
點厾 / 点厾 (Hokkien)
點撥 / 点拨 (diǎnbō) (informal)

Noun

指揮

commander (of troops etc.); director
(music) conductor (person who conducts music ensembles)

Derived terms

交通指揮 / 交通指挥
指揮刀 / 指挥刀 (zhǐhuīdāo)
指揮塔 / 指挥塔 (zhǐhuītǎ)
指揮官 / 指挥官 (zhǐhuīguān)
指揮導航 / 指挥导航
指揮棒 / 指挥棒 (zhǐhuībàng)
指揮艙 / 指挥舱
指揮若定 / 指挥若定 (zhǐhuīruòdìng)
指揮部 / 指挥部 (zhǐhuībù)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (指揮):

→ Japanese: 指揮(しき) (shiki)
→ Korean: 지휘(指揮) (jihwi)
→ Vietnamese: chỉ huy (指揮)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
指	揮
し Grade: 3	き Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しき [shíꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
(Tokyo) しき [shìkíꜜ] (Odaka – [2]) non-lexical pitch that some speakers employ to reconcile coinciding devoicing and accenting
IPA^(key): [ɕi̥kʲi]

Noun

指(し)揮(き) • (shiki)

command, direction

Verb

指(し)揮(き)する • (shiki suru) transitive suru (stem 指(し)揮(き)し (shiki shi), past 指(し)揮(き)した (shiki shita))

to command, to direct

Conjugation

Conjugation of "指揮する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	指揮し	しきし	shiki shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	指揮し	しきし	shiki shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	指揮する	しきする	shiki suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	指揮する	しきする	shiki suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	指揮すれ	しきすれ	shiki sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	指揮せよ¹ 指揮しろ²	しきせよ¹ しきしろ²	shiki seyo¹ shiki shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	指揮される	しきされる	shiki sareru
Causative	指揮させる指揮さす	しきさせるしきさす	shiki saseru shiki sasu
Potential	指揮できる	しきできる	shiki dekiru
Volitional	指揮しよう	しきしよう	shiki shiyō
Negative	指揮しない	しきしない	shiki shinai
Negative continuative	指揮せず	しきせず	shiki sezu
Formal	指揮します	しきします	shiki shimasu
Perfective	指揮した	しきした	shiki shita
Conjunctive	指揮して	しきして	shiki shite
Hypothetical conditional	指揮すれば	しきすれば	shiki sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“指揮”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
指	揮

Noun

指揮 • (jihwi) (hangeul 지휘)

hanja form^? of 지휘 (“command”)