指摘

Chinese

	finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit); to pluck to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit); to pluck; to take; to select
trad. (指摘)	指	摘
simp. ^#(指摘)	指	摘
alternative forms	指謫／指谪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǐzhāi

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄓㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² zaak⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-chak
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chí-tiak / chí-tek

(Teochew, Peng'im): zi² diah⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐzhāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄓㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhjhai
  - Wade–Giles: chih³-chai¹
  - Yale: jř-jāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyjai
  - Palladius: чжичжай (čžičžaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² zaak⁶
  - Yale: jí jaahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² dzaak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² zag⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ t͡saːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-chak
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii^ˋ zag^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ zag⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ t͡sak̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-tiak
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-tiak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'diag
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiak̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-tek
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-tik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'deg
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zi² diah⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí tiah
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ tiaʔ²/

Middle Chinese: tsyijX treak

Rime
Character	指	摘
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	知 (9)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)	麥 (119)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	職雉切	陟革切
Baxter	tsyijX	treak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕˠiɪ^X/	/ʈˠɛk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕᵚi^X/	/ʈᵚæk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕiɪ^X/	/ȶɐk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cji^X/	/ʈəɨjk̚/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕji^X/	/ȶɛk̚/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕi^X/	/ȶæk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi^X/	/ȶæk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhǐ	zhe
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zi²	zak¹

Verb

指摘

to find fault with; to criticise

Synonyms

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僝僽 (chánzhòu) (literary)
叱呵 (chìhē)
叱罵 / 叱骂 (chìmà)
叱責 / 叱责 (chìzé)
吆喝 (colloquial)
呲 (cī)
呲兒 / 呲儿 (cīr)
呵叱 (hēchì)
呼喝 (hūhè) (literary)
呲打 (cīda) (Northeastern Mandarin)
呵斥 (hēchì)
呵責 / 呵责 (hēzé) (literary)
喝叱
嗔怪 (chēnguài) (literary)
嗔著 / 嗔着 (chēnzhe) (colloquial)
怒 (nù) (Classical Chinese)
怪 (guài)
怨怪 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
怪罪 (guàizuì)
批評 / 批评 (pīpíng)
指斥 (zhǐchì)
指責 / 指责 (zhǐzé)
指點 / 指点 (zhǐdiǎn)
捋 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
掛數 / 挂数 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
摘 (literary, or in compounds)
撻伐 / 挞伐 (tàfá) (literary, figurative)
數落 / 数落 (shǔluo) (informal)
數說 / 数说 (shǔshuō)
斥斥 (Xiamen Hokkien)
斥罵 / 斥骂 (chìmà)
斥責 / 斥责 (chìzé)
歸咎 / 归咎 (guījiù)
歸罪 / 归罪 (guīzuì)
派
激勵 / 激励 (jīlì) (literary)
熊 (xióng) (colloquial)
申斥 (shēnchì)
痛罵 / 痛骂 (tòngmà)
聲討 / 声讨 (shēngtǎo)
訓 / 训 (xùn) (literary, or in compounds)
訓斥 / 训斥 (xùnchì)
詬病 / 诟病 (gòubìng) (literary)
說 / 说
說話 / 说话 (shuōhuà)
謗議 / 谤议 (bàngyì) (literary)
譴責 / 谴责 (qiǎnzé)
責備 / 责备 (zébèi)
責怪 / 责怪 (zéguài)
責罵 / 责骂 (zémà)
責難 / 责难 (zénàn)
貶斥 / 贬斥 (biǎnchì) (literary)
貶責 / 贬责 (biǎnzé)
賴 / 赖 (lài)
非議 / 非议 (fēiyì)
非難 / 非难 (fēinàn)
鞭笞 (biānchī) (literary, figurative)
體斥 / 体斥 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (指摘):

→ Japanese: 指(し)摘(てき) (shiteki)
→ Korean: 지적(指摘) (jijeok)
→ Vietnamese: chỉ trích (指摘)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
指	摘
し Grade: 3	てき Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) してき [shìtékí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕite̞kʲi]

Noun

指(し)摘(てき) • (shiteki)

indication, identification
間違(まちが)いのご指(し)摘(てき)ありがとうございます。
Machigai no go-shiteki arigatō gozaimasu.
Thank you for pointing out the error.

Verb

指(し)摘(てき)する • (shiteki suru) transitive suru (stem 指(し)摘(てき)し (shiteki shi), past 指(し)摘(てき)した (shiteki shita))

to point out, to point, to show
- 2024 May 30, 田村智子, quotee, “第213回国会　参議院　国土交通委員会　第16号　令和6年5月30日”, in 国会会議録検索システム‎^[1], 国立国会図書館:
  危険性を指摘しながら事故が起きているんですよ。
  Kiken-sei o shiteki shi-nagara jiko ga okite iru n desu yo.
  Accidents are occurring despite the dangers being pointed out.
to bring up (a topic)

Conjugation

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

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“指摘”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
指	摘

Noun

指摘 • (jijeok) (hangeul 지적)

hanja form^? of 지적

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
指	摘

Verb

指摘

chữ Hán form of chỉ trích (“to criticise”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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