指日可待

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)	can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	wait; treat; deal with wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay
simp. and trad. (指日可待)		指	日	可	待

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǐrìkědài

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄖˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² jat⁶ ho² doi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǐrìkědài
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄖˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyryhkeeday
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² jat⁶ ho² doi⁶
  - Yale: jí yaht hó doih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² jat⁹ ho² doi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² yed⁶ ho² doi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ jɐt̚² hɔː³⁵ tɔːy̯²²/

Middle Chinese: /t͡ɕˠiɪ^X ȵiɪt̚ kʰɑ^X dʌi^X/▼

Rime
Character	指	日	可	待
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	日 (38)	溪 (29)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)	質 (48)	歌 (94)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	Chongniu III	III	I	I
Fanqie	職雉切	人質切	枯我切	徒亥切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕˠiɪ^X/	/ȵiɪt̚/	/kʰɑ^X/	/dʌi^X/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕᵚi^X/	/ȵit̚/	/kʰɑ^X/	/dəi^X/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕiɪ^X/	/ȵʑjet̚/	/kʰɑ^X/	/dɒi^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cji^X/	/ȵit̚/	/kʰa^X/	/dəj^X/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕji^X/	/ȵiĕt̚/	/kʰɑ^X/	/dᴀi^X/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕi^X/	/ȵʑĭĕt̚/	/kʰɑ^X/	/dɒi^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi^X/	/ȵʑi̯ĕt̚/	/kʰɑ^X/	/dʱɑ̆i^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhǐ	rì	kě	dài

Idiom

指日可待

to be not a long way off

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