極點

See also: 极点 and 極点

Chinese

		utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit	point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)
trad. (極點)		極	點
simp. (极点)		极	点

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jídiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gik⁶ dim²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kia̍k-tiám / ke̍k-tiám

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jídiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jídiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chi²-tien³
  - Yale: jí-dyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyidean
  - Palladius: цзидянь (czidjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gik⁶ dim²
  - Yale: gihk dím
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁹ dim²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gig⁶ dim²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚² tiːm³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kia̍k-tiám
  - Tâi-lô: kia̍k-tiám
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiagdiarm
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kiak̚²⁴⁻² tiam⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke̍k-tiám
  - Tâi-lô: ki̍k-tiám
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kegdiarm
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiam⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² tiam⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² tiam⁵³/

Noun

極點

extreme point; limit
北極點／北极点 ― Běijídiǎn ― North Pole
(figuratively) extreme
醜陋到極點／丑陋到极点 ― chǒulòu dào jídiǎn ― extremely ugly

Synonyms

(extreme point): 極度／极度 (jídù)

Derived terms

北極點 / 北极点 (Běijídiǎn)
南極點 / 南极点 (Nánjídiǎn)

Related terms

頂點／顶点 (dǐngdiǎn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
極	點
きょく Grade: 4	てん Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 極點 – see the following entry.

【極点きょくてん】

[noun] climax; extreme point

[noun] pole (of a sphere, especially of Earth)

(This term, 極點, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)