點子

See also: 点子

Chinese

		point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (點子)		點	子
simp. (点子)		点	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diǎnzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dim² zi²
• Jin (Wiktionary): die² zeh
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiám-chír / tiám-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diǎnzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diǎnzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: tien³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: dyǎn-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dean.tzy
    • Palladius: дяньцзы (djanʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dim² zi²
    • Yale: dím jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dim² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dim² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːm³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: die² zeh
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /tie⁵³ t͡səʔ¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiám-chír
    • Tâi-lô: tiám-tsír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiám-chú
    • Tâi-lô: tiám-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diafmzuo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/

Noun

點子

1. drop; droplet
2. spot; dot
3. argument; point (of an argument)
4. idea; strategy

   他的點子真多，一個好似一個。 [MSC, trad.]
   他的点子真多，一个好似一个。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā de diǎnzi zhēn duō, yīge hǎosì yīge. [Pinyin]

   He has so many ideas, each one better than the next.

5. (music) beat; meter; rhythm
6. (finance) basis point

Synonyms

• (drop): 小滴 (xiǎodī)
• (spot):

• 人影 (rényǐng) (of a person)
• 印痕 (yìnhén)
• 形跡／形迹 (xíngjì)
• 斑痕 (bānhén)
• 殘跡／残迹 (cánjì)
• 烙印 (làoyìn)
• 痕跡／痕迹 (hénjì)
• 蹤影／踪影 (zōngyǐng)
• 蹤跡／踪迹 (zōngjì)
• 身影 (shēnyǐng) (figurative)

 

• (argument): 論點／论点 (lùndiǎn)
• (idea):

• 主意
• 心念 (xīnniàn)
• 心思 (xīnsī)
• 志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
• 念 (niàn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 念頭／念头 (niàntou)
• 思想 (sīxiǎng)
• 意念 (yìniàn)
• 想法
• 想頭／想头 (xiǎngtou) (colloquial)
• 理念 (lǐniàn)
• 諗法／谂法 (nam² faat³) (Cantonese)

 

• (beat):

• 嘹拍 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 奏 (zòu) (literary, or in compounds)
• 板嘹 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 節拍／节拍 (jiépāi)

 

• (basis point): 基點／基点 (jīdiǎn)

Adjective

點子

1. a little; some

   • 正經明兒你打發小子問問王大夫去，弄點子藥吃吃就好了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     正经明儿你打发小子问问王大夫去，弄点子药吃吃就好了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE

     Zhèngjīng míng'ér nǐ dǎfā xiǎozi wèn wèn Wáng dàfū qù, nòng diǎnzi yào chī chī jiù hǎo le. [Pinyin]

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