指望

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
trad. (指望)		指	望
simp. ^#(指望)		指	望

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhǐwàng

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄨㄤˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зывон (zɨvon, II-III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² mong⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-mong
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-bōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐwàng → zhǐwang (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄨㄤˋ → ㄓˇ ˙ㄨㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhwång
  - Wade–Giles: chih³-wang⁵
  - Yale: jř-wang
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy.wanq
  - Palladius: чживан (čživan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ⁵¹/ → /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ wɑŋ⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зывон (zɨvon, II-III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ vɑŋ⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² mong⁶
  - Yale: jí mohng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² mong⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² mong⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ mɔːŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-mong
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii` mong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ mong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ moŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-bōng
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-bōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'bong
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²²/

Verb

指望

to hope for something; to count on; to rely on
我能指望你今晚來嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
我能指望你今晚来吗？ [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ néng zhǐwàng nǐ jīnwǎn lái ma? [Pinyin]
Can I count on your coming this evening?

Synonyms

企待 (qǐdài) (literary)
企望 (qǐwàng)
企盼 (qǐpàn)
冀望 (jìwàng) (literary)
向望 (ǹg-bāng) (Hokkien)
夢想／梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
寄望 (jìwàng)
巴望 (bāwàng) (regional)
希冀 (xījì) (literary)
希望 (xīwàng)
幸 (xìng) (literary)
引領／引领 (yǐnlǐng) (literary)
思 (literary, or in compounds)
想望 (xion² von³) (Jin)
期待 (qīdài)
期望 (qīwàng)
渴望 (kěwàng)
盼 (pàn)
盼望 (pànwàng)
願／愿 (yuàn)
願意／愿意 (yuànyì)
鵠望／鹄望 (húwàng) (literary)

Noun

指望

hope
我的生活沒有指望了。 [MSC, trad.]
我的生活没有指望了。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ de shēnghuó méiyǒu zhǐwàng le. [Pinyin]
There is no hope in my life.

Synonyms

希冀 (xījì) (literary)
希望 (xīwàng)
心願／心愿 (xīnyuàn)
志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
志願／志愿 (zhìyuàn)
想兒／想儿 (xiǎngr) (Beijing Mandarin)
意願／意愿 (yìyuàn)
慾望／欲望 (yùwàng)
期望 (qīwàng)
祈願／祈愿 (qíyuàn)
願／愿 (yuàn)
願望／愿望 (yuànwàng)

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