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point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)
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clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell
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| trad. (點鐘)
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點
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鐘
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| simp. (点钟)
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点
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钟
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| nonstandard simp.
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奌钟
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| anagram
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鐘點／钟点
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Pronunciation
Classifier
點鐘
- o'clock
- 五點鐘／五点钟 [Cantonese] ― ng5 dim2 zung1 ― five o'clock
- (dialectal) hour
伊企hia有幾若點鐘久，到日暗，顧公所ê人來hōaⁿ伊ê肩頭講：「Iáu-bōe，反轉。」 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
伊企hia有几若点钟久，到日暗，顾公所ê人来hōaⁿ伊ê肩头讲：「Iáu-bōe，反转。」 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- From: 1889, "Si̍t-tián-má", in 台灣府城教會報 Tâi-ôan Hú-siâⁿ Kàu-hōe-pò, volumes 50–51
- I khiā hia ū kúi-nā tiám-cheng kú, kàu ji̍t-àm, kò͘ kong-só͘ ê lâng lâi hōaⁿ i ê keng-thâu kóng: “Iáu-bōe, hoán-tńg.” [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
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一日讀幾多點鐘書呢。 [Cantonese, trad.]
一日读几多点钟书呢。 [Cantonese, simp.]- From: 1902, J. Dyer Ball, How to Speak Cantonese, 54
- jat1 jat6 duk6 gei2 do1 dim2 zung1 syu1 ni1.
- How many hours do you study a day?
一點鐘行得幾多里路度呢。 [Cantonese, trad.]
一点钟行得几多里路度呢。 [Cantonese, simp.]- From: 1907, J. Dyer Ball, Cantonese Made Easy, 28
- jat1 dim2 zung1 haang4 dak1 gei2 do1 lei5 lou6 dou6-2 ni1.
- How many li will it go in an hour?
我那個鬼地方連請兩點鐘假，也要扣薪水 [MSC, trad.]
我那个鬼地方连请两点钟假，也要扣薪水 [MSC, simp.]- From: 1947, Ba Jin, 寒夜 , bilingual edition, →ISBN, chapter 3
- wǒ nàge guǐ dìfāng lián qǐng liǎng diǎnzhōng jià, yě yào kòu xīnshuǐ
- They'll deduct my salary even for a two hour absence. That damn place!
Usage notes
- Unlike Mandarin and Cantonese, this word is not used for o'clock in Min Nan. For o'clock, simply use 點／点 (tiám) (ex. saⁿ-tiám = 3 o'clock).
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
小時 (“hour (counting)”)
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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小時 ‡, 鐘頭 †, 鐘點
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| Mandarin
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Taiwan
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小時 ‡, 鐘頭 †
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| Harbin
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鐘頭 †, 鐘點兒 †
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| Yantai (Muping)
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鐘頭 †
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| Luoyang
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鐘頭兒 †, 鐘點兒 †
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| Wanrong
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鐘頭兒 †
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| Liuzhou
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鐘頭 †
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| Yangzhou
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鐘頭子 †
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| Malaysia
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小時 †
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| Singapore
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小時 †, 鐘頭 †
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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鐘 †, *, 鐘頭 †, 點鐘 ×
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| Hong Kong
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鐘 †, §, 鐘頭 †
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| Taishan
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鐘頭 †
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| Dongguan
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點鐘 ×
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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鐘 †
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| Penang (Guangfu)
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鐘 †
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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鐘 †
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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鐘頭 †
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| Lichuan
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鐘頭 †
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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點鐘 ×
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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點鐘 ×
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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點鐘 ×
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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點鐘 ×
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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點鐘 ×
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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點鐘 ×
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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點鐘 ×
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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鐘頭 †
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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鐘頭 †
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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點鐘 ×, 鐘頭 ¶
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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點鐘 ×
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
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點鐘 ×
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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點鐘 ×
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| Shishi
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點鐘 ×
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| Tainan
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點鐘 ×
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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點鐘 ×
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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點鐘 ×
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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點鐘 ×
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| Chaozhou
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點鐘 ×
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| Shantou
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點鐘 ×
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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點鐘 ×
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| Jieyang
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點鐘 ×
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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點鐘 ×
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| Haikou
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鐘頭 †
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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點鐘 ×
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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鐘 †, 鐘頭 †, 點鐘 ×
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| Sanxiang
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點鐘 ×
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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鐘頭 †
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| Danyang
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鐘頭 †
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| Ningbo
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鐘頭 †
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| Note
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† - requires the classifier 個; ‡ - can be used with or without the classifier 個; § - requires the classifier 粒; * - requires the classifier 句; ¶ - requires the classifier 隻; × - cannot be used with a classifier
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