# 指紋
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhǐwén
    (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄨㄣˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^2$ man$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chí-bûn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zion$^2$ bhung$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsy-ven$_6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐwén
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄨㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhwún
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^3$-wên$^2$
*** Yale: jř-wén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyywen
*** Palladius: чживэнь (čživɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^2$ man$^4$
*** Yale: jí màhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^2$ man$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^2$ men$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³⁵ mɐn²¹/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$子民 指紋／指纹
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-bûn
*** Tâi-lô: tsí-bûn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cy'buun
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bun²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bun²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bun¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bun²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bun²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zion$^2$ bhung$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsióⁿ bûng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sĩõ⁵²⁻³⁵ buŋ⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tsy-ven$_6$
*** MiniDict: tsy$^去$ ven$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tsr-ven$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩³³ vən⁴⁴/

### Noun

指紋
* loops and whorls on a finger
* fingerprint (Classifier: 枚)
    採集指紋／采集指纹 ― cǎijí zhǐwén ― to collect fingerprints

#### Synonyms

* (fingerprint):
* 手印 (shǒuyìn)
* 手指模 (sau$^2$ zi$^2$ mou$^4$) (Cantonese)
* 手指腡／手指脶 (Hakka)
* 手模 (shǒumó)
* 手痕 (Hokkien)
* 指印 (zhǐyìn)
* 指模 (zi$^2$ mou$^4$) (Cantonese, Hokkien)
* 掌頭仔痕／掌头仔痕 (Hokkien)
* 節頭印／节头印 ($^7$ciq-deu-in) (Wu)
* 紋腡／纹脶 ($^6$ven-lu) (Wu)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 指紋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 指紋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 手指模, 手紋 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 指模, 手指模, 指紋 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 手模 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 手模 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 手模, 手印 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 手指腡 † |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 手指腡 † |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 手指腡 † |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 手指腡 † |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 手指腡 † |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 手指腡 †, 手指痕 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 手模, 手印 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 手紋紋 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 手紋 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 手腡 †, 掌頭仔腡 †, 手模 <>, 手印 <>, 指模 <> |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 手腡 †, 掌頭仔腡 †, 手模 <>, 手印 <>, 指模 <> |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 手腡 †, 掌頭仔腡 †, 手印 <> |
| Wu | Shanghai | 手紋, 紋腡, 指紋, 節頭印 |
| Note | † - natural pattern on fingers; <> - pattern left on surfaces | † - natural pattern on fingers; <> - pattern left on surfaces |

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 指(し)紋(もん) (shimon)
* → Korean: 지문(指紋) (jimun)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 指 | 紋 |
| し Grade: 3 | もん Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しもん [shìmóń] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɕimõ̞ɴ]

### Noun

指(し)紋(もん) • (shimon)
* fingerprint

### References

* ↑ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 指 | 紋 |

### Noun

指紋 • (jimun) (hangeul 지문)
* hanja form of 지문