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指點迷津

简 指点迷津 · 繁 指點迷津
Mandarin · pinyin zhǐ diǎn mí jīn

Meanings

  1. to show sb how to get to the right path
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Characters in this entry

指
zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
點
diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
迷
mí · bewitch, charm, infatuate
津
jīn · ferry; saliva; ford
点
diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
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3–3–2–1 · zhi3 dian3 mi2 jin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi2 dim2 mai4 zeon1

Cantonese word readings for 指點迷津. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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zi2 dim2 mai4 zeon1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to provide the solution; to point out the right way

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